SPPO NO. 1618-0060

Series of 2016

WHEREAS, Republic Act 7160, otherwise known as the Local

Government Code of 1991, accords every local government unit the power and

authority to promote the general welfare within its territorial jurisdiction,

including the promotion of health and safety of its people;

WHEREAS, the transport and traffic management in the city of General

Santos shall be addressed judiciously through a rationalized mechanism in

terms of urban planning, enforcement of ordinances, as well as allocation of

resources to carry-out pro-people and environment-friendly plans and

strategies;

WHEREAS, the traffic problems and issues must be resolved in a

rational manner, such as the passage of a comprehensive ordinance on land

transportation and traffic management guided by facts and formulated through

consultations, collaboration, and coordination with the national agencies;

WHEREAS, the city shall take to heart the country’s commitment to the

international community with respect to protecting the environment and

bearing in mind the adverse effects of climate change, as by promoting e-

tricycles and e-jeepneys as well as the use of bicycles and the provision by the

city of bicycle lanes in order to minimize, if not eradicate the release of carbon

footprints into the atmosphere.

NOW THEREFORE, on motion of City Councilor Dominador S. Lagare Jr., duly seconded by City Councilors Jose Edmar Yumang, Elizabeth B.

Bagonoc, Vandyke Congson, Rosalita T. Nunez, Franklin M. Gacal Jr., be it -

RESOLVED, as it is hereby resolved, to enact the following Ordinance:

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Hon. Dominador S. Lagare Jr. – Sponsor

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ORDINANCE NO. ______

Series of 2016

AN ORDINANCE ENACTING THE COMPREHENSIVE LAND

TRANSPORT AND TRAFFIC CODE OF THE CITY OF GENERAL SANTOS.

Be it ordained by the Sangguniang Panlungsod of the City of General

Santos in session assembled that:

Republic of the Philippines

SANGGUNIANG PANLUNGSOD

General Santos City

General Santos City

General Santos City

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ARTICLE I

GENERAL PROVISIONS

SECTION 1. TITLE OF THE ORDINANCE. This Ordinance shall be

known and cited as the “Comprehensive Land Transport and Traffic Code of the

City of General Santos of 2016.”

SECTION 2. SCOPE AND APPLICATION. This Code provides for the

institutional mechanisms, traffic rules and regulations on all roads or

highways, within the territorial jurisdiction of the City of General Santos,

whether national or local classification; pedestrian rules and regulations; the

use of sidewalks and alleys; road use by all motor vehicles, whether public or

private, including public utility vehicles such as but not limited to jeepneys

(PUJs) and multicabs, cars, buses and school buses; motorized tricycles and e-

tricycles; motorcycles, bicycles, manual-powered tricycles (trisikad); animal-

drawn carriages/rigs, pushcarts, and other forms of conveyances, whether

public or private; loading/unloading zones and public transport terminals; day

parking zones and night parking zones; and in general, such other rules and

regulations hereinafter promulgated in furtherance of an optimum utilization of

the road networks in the City of General Santos.

SECTION 3. DECLARATION OF POLICY. It is hereby declared the policy

of the City of General Santos that:

(a) The flow of people and goods through a rationalized network of roads

shall be as efficient, safe, unhampered, and orderly as possible for the

economic growth and social vitality of the city;

(b) The competing use of urban road space must be allocated for the

greatest good and the greatest number through judicious, fair,

participatory and informed traffic management system;

(c) Traffic problems and issues must be resolved in a rational manner,

such as the passage of a comprehensive ordinance on land

transportation and traffic management guided by facts and

formulated through consultations, collaboration, and coordination

with the national agencies like the Department of Public Works and

Highways (DPWH), the Department of Transportation (DOTr), the

Department of Science and Technology (DOST); and the Department

of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR); the Philippine

National Police (PNP) as well as the Joint Task Force (JTF) to respond

to the growing needs and challenges of the city, inasmuch as it would

define the general organization of all valid and legitimate motor

vehicles utilizing the roads and major thoroughfares in consonance

with the national traffic laws, road rules and regulations, ordinances

and such other transportation policies, for easier enforcement by our

traffic enforcers;

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(d) The constituents of the City of General Santos have the right to be

informed a priori and to participate in the formulation of any

measures that may affect their community as well as their travelling

habits;

(e) The city shall promote and encourage a way of life through

cooperativism, whereby the riding public would be given the

opportunity to become themselves the owners, hence stakeholders of

the very conveyance upon which they are using on a regular basis and

hopefully this would translate in substantial family savings, not to

mention efficient time management as well as the all-important road

safety;

(f) The city shall take to heart the country’s commitment to the

international community with respect to climate change by promoting

e-trikes, e-jeepneys, e-buses, e-trains and electronic cars, as well as

by encouraging the use of bicycles with the provision of bicycle lanes

by the city on every road or street within the city to minimize the

adverse effects of dependence on non-renewable sources of energy

and fossil fuels; and by promoting other forms of mass transit;

(g) Consistent with its vision of becoming a world-class city, the city

encourages the optimum use of state of the art technology in guiding

its traffic, i.e. a procurement of a modern communications center

called the “Gensan Eye” as well as CCTVs to be placed in strategic

places, with the end in mind of achieving a “no physical contact

apprehension” policy; and the use of other technologies, preferably

those which are 100% Filipino-made, i.e. DOST-developed Automated

Guideway Transit System (AGTS) to support and jumpstart the

country’s manufacturing industry related to mass transport;

(h) To provide a livelihood for its people as its main source of family

income, it is the policy of the city that there shall only be one MTOP

per person/spouses, so as to combat traffic congestion brought about

by the practice of unscrupulous businessmen holding more than one

franchises allowing them to operate a fleet of tricycles;

(i) The uniqueness in the design of the city’s tricycle has always been the

source of pride and an emblem symbolizing the city. In this regard,

the city shall promote the city’s tricycle in order to preserve it for

posterity, not only as a regular means of transportation, but also as

tourist attraction in itself. In this regard, there will be a conscious

effort on the part of the administrators of the city to encourage

participation of the transportation associations and cooperatives

especially during the city’s festivities; furthermore, for the first time in

the history of the city, a carefully-studied system of color-

coding/clustering would be implemented. From the viewpoint of

strategic communications, this ordinance chooses the Magandang

Gensan colors to show to the whole world what this city is all about-

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vibrant and bustling, as the same shades to be adopted by the

respective districts, namely: mint green, neon orange, pink, and

purple;

(j) Like a good father of the family, the city shall endeavor to inculcate

discipline to its motorists and to treat the “pedestrian as king of the

road.” To this end, the driver must always yield and give way to the

pedestrian at the precise moment the latter lands his foot on the

pedestrian lane, as a matter of road safety procedure and consistent

to the tenets of defensive driving which the city promotes;

(k) As part of its people empowerment initiatives, the Sangguniang

Panlungsod may, by this ordinance, allow the CTTMD to delegate its

power to inspect tricycles as to its physical requirements, in favor of

accredited transport cooperatives, for the purpose of road safety and

general comfort of the riding public;

(l) Pursuant to the commitment of country to the international

standards, this Code shall, as a matter of principle, follow the

principles of ease of doing business. A lesser number of documentary

requirements would be preferred so as not to burden the applicant by

inundating him with unnecessary additional requirements.

SECTION 4. EXEMPTIONS FOR EMERGENCY VEHICLES. The driver of

any emergency vehicle, as defined in the succeeding Section 5, paragraph 27

hereof, when it is expedient and safe to do so:

(a) On sounding a siren, bell, or repeater horn, with blinking hazard

lights, proceed past traffic control signal displaying red or yellow

circle, or a red or yellow arrow, or proceed contrary to the direction or

instruction of any traffic control devices;

(b) On sounding a siren, bell, or repeater horn, with blinking hazard

lights, drive in any direction or any part of the road or overtake to

pass on either side of another vehicle;

(c) Stop, leave waiting or park the vehicle at any place at any time with

blinking hazard lights; or

(d) Exceed the speed limits as prescribed in this Code.

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ARTICLE II

DEFINITIONS

SECTION 5.DEFINITION OF TERMS. When used in this Code, the

following terms shall mean:

1. Abandoned vehicle – any vehicle left unattended for more than twenty-

four (24) hours on primary and secondary city streets including highway,

and open spaces, except those parked in private pay parking areas;

2. Authorized maintenance vehicle – any vehicle of the city government

used in street lighting, traffic control signal, highway construction and

highway repair and maintenance works;

3. Authorized tow vehicle – any vehicle specially constructed for towing

vehicles, other than trucks and farm or road tractors, which is

designated as an authorized tow vehicle by the city;

4. Acceleration lane - a speed change lane used for increasing speed and

merging with fast moving vehicle;

5. Automated Guideway Transit System (AGTS) – is a project of the

Department of Science and Technology (DOST) that aims to provide an

alternative solution to the traffic congestion and traffic-related problems

being experienced in highly-urbanized cities in the country. The AGTS is

designed with the following features: powered by electricity; fully

automated; driverless, uses rubber tires; runs on an elevated track;

grade-separated transit system in which vehicles are automatically

guided along a “guideway”;

6. Bicycle – any two-wheeled vehicle designed to be propelled solely by

human power;

7. Bicycle path or lane – a way established for the exclusive use of bicycle,

including tricycles propelled by human power, but excluding push carts

and animal drawn vehicles;

8. Breath analyzer– a device used for estimating Blood Alcohol Content

(BAC) indirectly by measuring the amount from a breath sample;

9. Built-up area – a type of street normally characterized by relatively low

speeds, wide ranges of traffic volumes, narrower lanes, frequent

intersections and driveways, significant pedestrian traffic, and prevalence

of business and houses;

10. City – City Government of General Santos;

11. City Traffic Citation Ticket – refers to a complaint or notice upon

which a City Traffic Enforcement Officer shall record an occurrence

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involving one or more vehicle traffic law violations by the driver or person

cited;

12. City Traffic Enforcers – traffic enforcers duly paid from the fund

of the City Government of General Santos;

13. Cargo Truck – are motor vehicles, principally intended for carrying

cargo to include other vehicles such as lorries, vans, tankers, prime

movers or other delivery vehicles, whether loaded or empty, having 6

wheels and above;

14. Center – in relation to a thoroughfare, means a line or series of

lines, marks or other indicators placed at the middle of the thoroughfare

or, in the absence of any such line, lines, marks, or other indicators, the

middle of the main travelled portion of the thoroughfare;

15. Central Business District (CBD)– otherwise known as melting pot,

shall include Barangay North, Barangay East, Barangay West, Barangay

South, and the portion of Barangay Lagao that is south of the national

highway (from St. Elizabeth Hospital up to DXCP only but excluding

Robinsons), where the dominant land uses are commercial and

institutional;

16. Channelized intersection – an intersection provided with islands

meant to guide and limit vehicle movements;

17. Cluster - is a contiguous land area or a group of adjoining

barangays within which a tricycle-for-hire may operate without a fixed

origin and destination.

18. Crosswalk - any portion of a roadway, at an intersection or

elsewhere, distinctively indicated by lines and other surface markings for

pedestrian crossing;

19. Clearway – a length of carriageway generally defined by signs,

along which vehicles may not stop or be left standing at times of the day

as provided on the signs;

20. CCTV or Closed-circuit television – also known as video

surveillance, is the use of video cameras to transmit a signal to a specific

place, on a limited set of monitors;

21. Deceleration lane – a speed change lane used for decreasing

speed, preparatory to stopping or exiting a fast lane;

22. Divided road – a highway or road with separated carriageway for

traffic traveling in opposite directions;

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23. Driveway – a private road giving access from a public road, street,

or highway to a building on abutting grounds;

24. Driver –

a. Refers to any person having control of the directional and

motive power of a vehicle; or

b. Any person who guides animals, singly or in herds, or flocks or

draught, pack or saddle animals on the road;

25. E-jeepney or e-Jeep or Electric jeepney- is a four-wheeled

electric vehicle that is used to ferry numerous passengers in long

distances alongthe national highway and side streets;

26. E-tricycle or e-Trike or Electric Tricycle- is a three-wheeled

electric vehicle that is used to ferry a few passengers in short distances

on side streets;

27. Emergency Vehicle – means a motor vehicle:

a. Conveying members of the police force on urgent police duty;

b. Conveying members of a fire brigade traveling to or on duty at

any place in consequence of a fire or an alarm of fire;

c. Being an ambulance or any other vehicle, answering an urgent

call, or conveying to a hospital any injured or sick person

urgently requiring treatment;

d. Being used to obtain or convey blood or other supplies, drugs or

equipment for a person urgently requiring treatment, which

may or may not carry a siren, bell or repeater horn for use as a

warning instrument; or

e. Duly authorized as an emergency vehicle for purposes of this

Code by the appropriate authority;

28. Footway – that portion of road set aside for pedestrian use only;

29. Front Seat Passengers – person/s on board a public utility vehicle

seated at the right side beside the driver for Public Utility Jeepneys

(PUJs); and those at the first row immediately behind the driver in the

case of Public Utility Buses (PUBs); and those passengers seated at the

right side beside the driver for private vehicles;

30. High beam – means a beam of light projected from vehicle

headlights such that the main bright portion of the beam thereof rises

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above the horizontal plane passing through the lamp centers parallel to

the road level upon which the vehicle stands;

31. Horn – includes any or every device for signaling by sound;

32. Heavy Delivery Vehicles – vehicles having more than four (4)

wheels and four-wheeled vehicles using jeep trailers or similar

contrivances with wheels;

33. Gensan Eye – the communications center of the city that would be

supervised by the Traffic Monitoring Section of the City Transport and

Traffic Management Division;

34. Government-owned Vehicle – any motor vehicle owned by any

local government unit, national government or any of its agencies,

instrumentalities or other political subdivisions, including government-

owned or controlled corporation or their subsidiaries for official use; and

any diplomatic vehicle;

35. Gross Weight – the combined weight of a vehicle and the weight of

any load thereon;

36. Intersection – includes every part of a city road or public highway

which joins another at an angle, whether or not it crosses the other;

37. Kabit System – an arrangement whereby a person who has been

granted a Certificate of Public Convenience (CPC) or a franchise or a

Motorized Tricycle Operators Permit (MTOP), allows other persons who

own motor vehicles to operate them under his license, sometimes for a

fee or percentage of the earnings. In Lim vs. CA, G.R. No. 125817,

January 16, 2002, the kabit system has been declared illegal as being

contrary to public policy and therefore, void and inexistent;

38. Last Mile/Last Kilometer– a term used in the supply chain

management or transport planning to describe the movement of people

and goods from a transportation hub to a final destination in the home;

39. LIDAR or Light Detection and Ranging – is a surveying method

that measures distance to a target by illuminating that target with a

laser light;

40. Loading - the halting of a motor vehicle temporarily for the

purpose of and while actually engaged in boarding;

41. Loading/Unloading Zone - refers to the marked areas along the

curb or pavement, or to the waiting shed itself, where loading and

unloading are allowed;

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42. Laned thoroughfare – means a thoroughfare divided into two or

more marked lanes for vehicular traffic;

43. Low beam – means a beam of light projected from vehicle

headlights such that none of the main bright portion of the beams

thereof rises above a horizontal plane passing through the lamp centers

parallel to the road level upon which the vehicle stands;

44. Main Street - any wide and continuous street as distinguished from

an alley or narrow traversing street;

45. Marked crosswalk – any portion of the roadway at an intersection

or elsewhere distinctly indicated for pedestrian crossing by lines or other

markings on the pavement;

46. Medial Strip - a strip or area lying along the middle of a highway

which is designed to divide vehicular traffic into two opposite directions;

47. Merging – the conveying of separate streams of traffic into a single

stream;

48. Mini-Tricycle - is a motorized three-wheeled vehicle composed of a

motorcycle fitted with a single wheel side car and whose built is smaller

than a regular tricycle, and usually servicing within a barangay only, or

merely a subdivision, a street or road;

49. Motor vehicle – means any conveyance designed to be self-

propelled by engine, and includes any vehicles designed to be propelled

by electric power obtained from overhead wires but not operated upon

rails;

50. MTH - motorized tricycle-for-hire; is a motorized vehicle

composed of a motorcycle fitted with a single wheel sidecar operated to

render service to the general public for a fee;

51. MTOP - motorized tricycle operator’s permit; is the document

granting franchise or license to operate issued to a registered owner of a

motor cycle with sidecar allowing him to operate a MTH within a certain

cluster specified therein;

52. MVIP – Motor Vehicle Impounding Permit; the document that

authorizes a deputized traffic law enforcer to impound an erring vehicle;

53. Motor Vehicle of Running Engine – a vehicle operating, waiting

and standing on any road or thoroughfare with its own engine running;

54. Multicab/Filcab– is a small light truck that is usually used as

public transport like jeepneys, and have fixed routes;

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55. No Parking Area – means a portion of a thoroughfare between two

consecutive “No Parking” signs and with arrows pointing generally

towards each other or other appropriate signs;

56. No Left Turn – sign at an intersection where the driver can only

either travel through or turn right;

57. One-way thoroughfare – means a thoroughfare on which vehicles

are permitted to travel in one direction only, as indicated by appropriate

signs or signals;

58. Operator – the grantee of a motorized tricycle operator’s permit

(MTOP);

59. Overtake – to pass or attempt to pass a slower-moving vehicle

travelling in the same direction;

60. Parked Vehicle – a vehicle is said to be parked if it is stationary

for the period during which the vehicle is not limited to the time needed

to pick up or set down persons or goods;

61. Park/Parking - the motor vehicle is considered parked when after

a full stop on the pavement, on the shoulder of the road or in a parking

lot, the driver leaves the vehicle with the engine and ignition stopped and

handbrake on;

62. Parking Area- means a portion of the thoroughfare where parking

is permitted as indicated by appropriate notices or parking signs;

63. Pavement Markings - are lines, symbols, messages, or numerals set

into the surface of or applied upon, or attached to the pavement which is essential for the guidance and control of vehicle and pedestrian.

64. Pedestrian – any person on foot, on toy vehicle, or in a

perambulator;

65. Pedicab for Commercial Use – is being used to transport

commercial goods for delivery to customers;

66. Private Pedicab – is being used by its owner for transport of his

own goods as well as for personal use;

67. Private Motor Vehicle – any motor vehicle owned by an individual

or a juridical person for private use;.

68. Public Place – any place where the public have access, whether for

a fee or otherwise;

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69. Public Utility Vehicle – any motorized vehicle with franchise from

the Land Transportation Franchising & Regulatory Board (LTFRB) or the

City Government, such as, but not limited to, buses, vans, motorized

tricycle-for-hire, and used in conducting passengers or goods;

70. Right of Way – also means “priority”, establishes who has the

right to use the conflicting part of the road and who has to wait until the

other does so;

71. Road – sometimes called street or highway, means that part of the

land surface designed or used for the passage of vehicles, whether

motorized or not, inclusive of sidewalks and shoulders forming part of

the right-of-way;

72. Road or Pavement Marking – any traffic control device laid out or

painted on the surface of the road or carriageway used to regulate traffic

or to warn or guide road users, and used either alone or in conjunction

with other signs or signals to emphasize or clarify their meaning;

73. Roundabout – an intersection where all traffic travels in one

direction around a central or circular island;

74. Safety/Crash Helmet – refers to any headgear made of or

strengthened with any hard materials worn as protection against head

wounds and/or concussions in accordance with the standard prescribed

by the Safety Organization of the Philippines, Inc;

75. Seat belt device – refers to any strap, webbing or similar device in

the form of pelvic restraint or lap belt, upper torso restraint or shoulder

strap or a combination thereof designed to secure a person in a motor

vehicle in order to mitigate the results of any accident, including all

necessary buckles and other fasteners, and all hardware designed for

installing such belt device in a motor vehicle;

76. Separate line – a line marked on the pavement of a thoroughfare

to separate traffic travelling in opposite directions;

77. Sidewalk - that portion of the street between the curb lines or the

edge of a roadway and the adjacent property lines intended for the use of

pedestrian;

78. Sign - is a form of traffic control device that contains information, which the road user must obey, warning of hazards that may not be self-

evident, or information about routes, direction, destinations, and points of

interest.

79. Stand/Standing - the halting of a vehicle, whether occupied or not, otherwise done for the purpose of and while actually engaged in soliciting or waiting more passengers;

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80. Standing vehicle – a vehicle is said to be standing if it is

stationary for the time needed to pick up or set down persons or to load

or unload goods;

81. Stop line – a line marked across the thoroughfare near a traffic

control signal, stop sign, children’s crossing or intersection;

82. Student Carpool Transport Service – a public utility vehicle for

hire used exclusively in transporting students or school children to and

from any school and which is owned, operated and provided by a private

person, cooperative, or corporation; with business permit, registered with

Land Transportation Office (LTO) and have been granted a Certificate of

Public Conveyance (COPC) by the Land Transportation Franchising and

Regulatory Board (LTFRB);

83. Transport terminal/Terminal – any location where passengers

either originate or terminate in the transportation process. Terminals are

central and intermediate location of the movement of passengers;

84. Trisikad – is a vehicle having three (3) wheels and operated by

means of a pedal to include a bicycle with sidecar;

85. Trip-cutting/cutting-trip – a violation of LTFRB-approved route

in transporting passengers where the driver of the PUJ/multicab cut

short the trip which usually occurs when only a few passengers are left

to and from its original destination;

86. Thoroughfare – means that portion of a road improved, designed

or used for vehicular travel exclusive of the shoulder and footway;

87. Traffic Control Device - all signs, signals, pavement markings

and other devices not inconsistent with this Code, and placed, erected or

installed by authority of the Sangguniang Panlungsod or official having

jurisdiction, for the purpose of regulating, warning, or guiding traffic;

88. Traffic Control Signal – may also be known as stoplights, traffic

lamps, or traffic signals, and positioned at road intersections, pedestrian

crossings and other locations to control competing flows of traffic. They

assign the right of way to road users by the use of lights in standard

colors (red-yellow-green), using a universal color code;

89. Traffic Island – a defined area within the roadway, usually at an

intersection and set off above ground level, from which traffic is intended

to be excluded and which is used for control of vehicular movements and

as pedestrian refuge;

90. Traffic Management Authority – refers to the City Transport and

Traffic Management Division (CTTMD) designated and authorized to

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perform traffic engineering, planning, education, enforcement activities,

and/or regulatory functions;

91. Traffic Signal - a device manually, electrically, electronically or

mechanically operated by which traffic is alternately directed to stop or to proceed or is otherwise controlled.

92. Trailer – a vehicle not otherwise self-propelled, usually attached to

the rear of a motor vehicle;

93. Two-way thoroughfare – means any thoroughfare where traffic is

permitted in opposite directions;

94. Unloading - the standing of an occupied motor vehicle temporarily

for the purpose of and while actually engaged in alighting either freight

or passengers;

95. Unmarked Crosswalk - any strip of roadway solely intended as

passageway for pedestrian that is either bounded by two parallel lines

drawn from the one side to the other side of the street or indicated with a

short dash-lines from one side to the other side of the street.

96. U-turn – a movement which causes a vehicle facing or travelling in

one direction to face or travel in the opposite, or substantially in the

opposite direction;

97. Vehicle – means any conveyance or other device propelled or

drawn by any means and includes a bicycle and, where the context

permits, includes an animal driven or ridden, but does not include a

train;

98. Waiting Vehicle – means a vehicle permitted to remain stationary

with the motor running.

ARTICLE III

TRAFFIC ADMINISTRATION

SECTION 6. TRANSPORTATION AND TRAFFIC ADMINISTRATION. To

rationalize the management and operation of the entire scope of the transport

and traffic administration of the City of General Santos, there shall be created

mechanisms that shall constitute both the policy-making bodies which would

provide advice and policy directions on the one hand, and on the other hand

the frontline services in the enforcement, management and operations in the

implementation of this Code.

(See Appendix I for organizational chart)

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SECTION 7. CREATION OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY BOARD (PSB). There shall

be created a Public Safety Board, an advisory and policy-making body that

shall be vested with the following powers:

(a) Formulate programs, policies and procedures to achieve public safety,

especially preparedness for preventive or rescue operations during times

of man-made or natural calamities, including coordination and

mobilization of resources and the implementation of contingency plans

for the rehabilitation and relief operational;

(b) Formulate policies, standards, programs and measures for the

consideration of the Sangguniang Panlungsod such as the Transport and

Traffic Management Plan (TTMP); Public Safety and Security Plan (PSSP);

and, City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Plan (CDRRMP), in

accordance with the national, regional and provincial framework, and

upon consultation with the City Development Council (CDC);

(c) Develop plans, programs and strategies to regulate road users.

SECTION 8. COMPOSITION OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY BOARD.

Chairperson: City Mayor or in his/her behalf the City Administrator

Co-Vice Chairperson: Chairpersons of the Sangguniang Panlungsod

Committees on Public Order, and Transportation

Members:

1) Chairperson, Committee on Barangay Affairs, Sangguniang

Panlungsod

2) Chairperson, Committee on Social Service, Sangguniang

Panlungsod

3) Chairperson, Committee on Public Utilities, Sangguniang

Panlungsod

4) City Director, DILG

5) City Director, GSCPO

6) Department Head, CSWCD

7) Department Head, City Health Office

8) Administrator, Philippine Red Cross, GSC

9) Chief, Bureau of Fire Protection

10) Chief, PNP Traffic Enforcement and Management

Office, General Santos City Police Office (GSCPO)

11) One (1) transport group representative

12) One (1) tri-media association representative

13) One (1) General Santos City Chamber of Commerce

and Industry (GSCCCI) Representative

14) One (1) Office of Senior Citizens Affairs (OSCA)

representative

15) One (1) representative from NGO

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SECTION 9. MEETINGS AND QUORUMS. The PSB shall have a regular

meeting once a month. However, the Chairperson can call a special or

emergency meeting, if necessary, to address immediate concerns. The presence

of a simple majority of the entire membership of the Board shall constitute a

quorum. Provided however, that if any member, for one reason or another,

cannot attend the meeting with the Board, the member concerned shall issue

an official communication addressed to the Chairperson stating among others

the reason/s for not attending the meeting, and may designate an alternate

permanent representative to attend the meeting for and in behalf of the

member, otherwise the member shall be marked absent.

SECTION 10. FUND SOURCE AND HONORARIUM.The fund

requirement of the Board shall be initially drawn from the budget of the Office

of the City Mayor. Thereafter, the budget shall be regularly included in the

annual budget to be included under the PSB.

Each member of the PSB shall receive an honorarium for every board

meeting to be determined by the City Mayor; a member who is absent shall not

receive honorarium for that particular meeting.

SECTION 11. CREATION OF PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICE (PSO). There

shall be created the Public Safety Office, to be headed by the Public Safety

Officer, who shall be under the direct supervision and control of the City

Mayor. To achieve efficient transport and traffic operations and management;

as well as effective risk reduction and disaster management; public safety,

security and order, the PSO shall perform the following:

(a) Shall serve as the secretariat and executive arm of the PSB;

(b) Shall have full control and direct supervision over the City Transport and

Traffic Management Division; City Civil Security Division; City Disaster

Risk Reduction and Management Division, and Administrative Support

Unit;

(c) Administer and implement all traffic enforcement operations, traffic

engineering services, traffic and transport planning, regulations and

franchising, transport facilities management, traffic education programs,

and movement of persons and goods;

(d) Coordinate the mobilization of manpower and resources in the

implementation of the contingency plans to limit effects of disasters and

other calamities;

(e) Secure public facilities and provide civil security assistance;

(f) Formulate and submit a more comprehensive and integrated City public

safety and security plan, city transport and traffic operation and

management plan, and City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management

Plan (CDRRMP) to the Public Safety Board (PSB) for its assessment and

evaluation;

(g) Submit recommendations involving the transport and traffic operation

and management, the road use programs, movements of persons and

goods, institution of a system to regulate road users, reasonable tricycle

fares and fees, risks reduction and disaster management, public safety,

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security and order to Public Safety Board and Sangguniang Panlungsod

for appropriate action;

(h) Upon receipt of the endorsements from the MTFRB, and if find

meritorious, recommend to the Sangguniang Panlungsod the imposition and collection of reasonable tricycle fares, fees, and penalties for

violation thereof; (i) Upon receipt of the endorsements from the MTFRB, and if find

meritorious, recommend the Issuance, amendment, revision, renewal,

suspension, or cancellation of Motorized Operator’s Permit (MTOP) to the Sangguniang Panlungsod;

(j) Recommend to Sangguniang Panlungsod possible and necessary routes or service routes for public utility vehicles and/or public utility jeepney

for approval of LTFRB; (k) Coordinate and conduct trainings for members of the various units

operating in the city performing public safety functions;

(l) Undertake advocacy activities to raise community awareness on specific issues affecting public safety and order as well as engage them in specific

activities intended to promote public safety and order; (m)Ensure the preparation and due execution in a most efficient and

effective manner the City Public Safety Plan;

(n)Recommend to the city mayor other measures for the improvement of transport and traffic operation and management, public safety, security and order in the City.

SECTION 12. CREATION OF CITY TRANSPORT AND TRAFFIC

MANAGEMENT DIVISION. There shall be created a City Transport and Traffic

Management Division (CTTMD), consisting of three (3) units, namely: (i)

Motorized Tricycle Permitting Section; (ii) Traffic Operations Section; and (iii)

Traffic Monitoring Section.

I. MOTORIZED TRICYCLES PERMITTING SECTION

A. INSPECTION UNIT

1. Inspects and determines the roadworthiness of the

tricycle for hire;

B. PROCESSING UNIT

1. Supervises the franchising by receiving application for

MTOP, whenever there is an opening of new franchises

as passed by virtue of an ordinance emanating from the

Sangguniang Panlungsod;

2. Causes the posting of the received applications for

MTOP in a conspicuous place and at the Sangguniang

Panlungsod website;

3. Posts the approved application for MTOP in a

conspicuous place and at the Sangguniang Panlungsod

website;

4. Releases the approved MTOP;

5. Maintains the integrity of the records pertaining to

operation of MTH within the city;

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6. Maintains the computerized database and other records

pertaining to the operation and issuance of MTOP to

MTHs.

II. TRAFFIC OPERATIONS SECTION

A. TRAFFIC DIRECTION AND CONTROL UNIT

1. Implements traffic rules and regulations in

coordination with other agencies of the government;

2. Implements resolutions passed by the Sangguniang

Panlungsod as regards road closures;

3. Makes appropriate decisions on matters involving

traffic problems that require immediate action;

4. Performs such other actions as may be assigned.

B. ENFORCEMENT UNIT

1. Implements traffic rules and regulations in

coordination with other agencies of the government;

2. Issues traffic citation tickets and apprehends traffic

violators pursuant to the city traffic ordinance and

other relative laws, ordinances and regulations as

authorized by the government;

3. Prepares and submits reports regarding traffic

violations and other related incidents;

4. Makes appropriate decisions on matters involving

traffic problems that require immediate action;

5. Performs such other actions as may be assigned.

III. TRAFFIC MONITORING SECTION

1. Serves as the communications center of the city;

2. Administers the “Gensan Eye”;

3. Immediately communicates to the CTTMD, or to the CCSD or

the CDRRMD any matter for appropriate action.

IV. ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT UNIT

1. Handles the administrative support of the CTTMD.

SECTION 13. CREATION OF THE MOTORIZED TRICYCLE

FRANCHISING REGULATORY BOARD. There shall be created the Motorized

Tricycle Franchising Regulatory Board (MTFRB) primarily to serve as a policy-

making body and shall be vested with the following powers:

1. Supervises the franchising and regulates the operations of all

motorized-tricycles-for hire (MTH) within the territorial jurisdiction of the

city;

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2. Supervises the franchising of MTOPs, whenever there is an opening of

new franchises with all the standards, qualifications and conditionsset in

an ordinance emanating from the Sangguniang Panlungsod;

3. Quasi-judicial body to take cognizance of complaints that are MTH-

related whether filed by the passenger, driver, or a transport cooperative

or a third-party in a case for quasi-delict, including fares/fare matrix, or

to refer the complaint to the proper adjudicatory body within three (3)

days upon the filing of the complaint. The MTFRB shall have the power

to mete fines in an amount not exceeding Two Thousand Pesos (P 2,000),

and to revoke MTOPs;

4. Supervises over all tricycle associations, federations and cooperatives.

The MTFRB may delegate to the transport cooperatives the power to

inspect MTH owned by its members as regards the unit’s physical and

technical specifications, and may impose fines on erring cooperatives in

an amount not exceeding Two Thousand Pesos (P 2,000), and to revoke

MTOPs;

5. Accredits fabricators/manufacturers of sidecars to be used as MTH,

and once accredited, it issues permit to manufacture for an identified

and specific unit still to be manufactured. The MTFRB shall issue

guidelines for accreditation of fabricators/manufacturers as well as

guidelines for issuance of permit to manufacture/fabricate;

6. Recommends to the Sangguniang Panlungsod reasonable fares and

fare matrix for MTH, as well as fees and penalties;

7. Holds meeting once every two (2) weeks, or as oftener as it may deem

fit;

8. To do other functions that are inherent and necessary for the smooth

and effective delivery of franchising services.

SECTION 14. COMPOSITION OF THE MTFRB. The MTFRB shall have

the following composition:

Chairperson : City Mayor

Vice-Chairperson : Chairperson, Sangguniang Panlungsod,

Committee on Transportation, Communication

and Franchises

Members :

1. President, Tricycle Operators and Drivers

Cooperative (Neon Orange cluster)

2. President, Tricycle Operators and Drivers

Cooperative (Mint Green cluster)

3. President, Tricycle Operators and Drivers

Cooperative (Pink cluster)

4. President, Consumer’s Welfare Council

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5. President, GSC Federation of Senior Citizens

Association

6. President, Liga ng mga Barangay

7. Chief, Land Transportation District Office

8. Representative, PNP Traffic Division

9. City Legal Officer as ex-officio member

SECTION 15. SECRETARIAT. The Motorized Tricycles Permitting

Section shall serve as the secretariat to the MTFRB.

SECTION 16. FUND SOURCE AND HONORARIUM. The budget for the

operations of the MTFRB shall be regularly included in the annual budget.

Each member of the MTFRB shall receive an honorarium for every board

meeting to be determined by the City Mayor. A member who is absent shall not

receive honorarium for that particular meeting.

SECTION 17. RE-EDUCATION, SEMINARS AND INFORMATION

DISSEMINATION. The MTFRB shall conduct re-education seminars and

information campaign in order to update, remind and apprise the different

stakeholders of the principles of driving, road courtesy and road safety.

ARTICLE IV

ERECTION AND OPERATION OF TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES

(Article 4, Chapter XXI of Ordinance No. 11Title 32)

SECTION 18. ERECTION AND INTERFERENCE WITH TRAFFIC

CONTROL ITEMS.

(a) No person shall, except when duly authorized by the authority, erect,

establish or display on any road or in the view of any person on any

road, or interface with, alter or take down any traffic control sign or

device;

(b) No person shall erect, establish, place, maintain or display on any road

or in the view of any person on any road anything which purports to be

as an imitation of or similar to any traffic control sign or device, or which

interferes with the effectiveness of or prevents an approaching driver

from clearly distinguishing the whole or part of any traffic control device,

or distracts his/her attention from any traffic control sign or device;

SECTION 19. LIMITS ON OPERATION OF SIGNS. Any sign associated

with a “No Parking Area”, “No Waiting Area”, or “Parking Area” or any sign of a

kind referred to in Section 22 shall be limited in its operation and effect in

respect of days, periods of the day, classes of vehicles or circumstances to the

extent (if any) shown on the sign.

SECTION 20. ALL TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNS OR ITEMS TO BE

OPERATIVE.

(a) Where any traffic control sign or item of a kind referred to in this Article exists on the road, it shall be effective and operative as traffic control

device duly established for the purpose under this Ordinance;

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(b) Any traffic-control or device that substantially conforms to the

requirement of these sections with respect to the dimension, shape, color, position, direction, angle or any other feature of traffic control sign

or device of any kind shall be deemed traffic control sign or device of that kind;

SECTION 21. DISPLAY OF DAZZLING LIGHTS. No private person shall use or cause to be used sirens, bells, horns or lights and emergency flashing

lights installed in either front or rear, and emergency light blinkers and other similar signaling or flashing devices that actually impede and confuse traffic and which are inconsistent with sound traffic discipline and control on the

roads.

ARTICLE V OBEDIENCE TO TRAFFIC CONTROL DEVICES

(Article 5, Chapter XXI of Ordinance No. 11 Title 32)

SECTION 22. OBEDIENCE TO OFFICIAL TRAFFIC CONTROL

SIGNAL.

(1) Every person shall at all times observe and comply with the instructions

of any traffic control signal applicable to the individual;

(2) The driver or the pedestrian facing the traffic control signal:

(a) The display of a lighted green color alone is an instruction that:

(i) A driver facing the traffic control signal, may, subject to the provisions of this Article, proceed straight ahead, or turn left, or turn right unless a sign at such place prohibits either such

turn. Vehicles turning right or left shall give way to any opposing traffic and or pedestrians;

(ii) A walking man symbol which is a lighted green is an instruction

that a pedestrian facing the traffic control signal may proceed

across the thoroughfare;

(b) The display of a lighted yellow color alone is an instruction that

(i) A driver facing the traffic control signal shall not proceed

beyond the stop line before the assigned pedestrian lane, or in

the absence of a stop line, traffic control signal itself, unless the

vehicle is so close to the stop line, or pedestrian lane, or traffic

control signal when the color amber first appears that the driver

cannot safely stop the vehicle before passing the stop line,

pedestrian lane, or traffic control signal;

(ii) A pedestrian facing the traffic control signal shall not obstruct

vehicles entering or approaching the intersection;

(c) The display of a lighted red color alone is an instruction that

(i) A driver facing the traffic control signal shall not proceed

straight ahead, or turn left beyond the stop line, pedestrian

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lane, or in the absence of stop line or pedestrian lane, shall

not proceed ahead or turn left beyond the traffic control signal

itself;

(ii) A pedestrian facing the traffic control signal shall not obstruct

vehicles entering or approaching the intersection;

(d) The display of a raised hand or standing man signal is an instruction

that a pedestrian facing the traffic control signal shall not enter upon

the thoroughfare;

(e) A green arrow is an instruction that a driver facing the traffic control

signal may proceed in the direction indicated by the arrow;

(f) A yellow arrow is an instruction that a driver facing the control signal

shall not, for the purpose of proceeding in the direction indicated by

the amber arrow, proceed beyond the stop line and/or pedestrian

lane, or in the absence of both, shall not enter the intersection at or

near, which the traffic control signal is erected unless the vehicle is so

close to the stop line, or pedestrian lane, or the intersection when the

amber arrow first appears that the driver cannot safely stop the

vehicle before passing the stop line or entering the intersection;

(g) A red arrow is an instruction that a driver facing the traffic control

signal shall not, for the purpose of proceeding in the direction

indicated by the red arrow, proceed beyond the stop line and/or

pedestrian lane, or in the absence of both, shall not enter the

intersection at or near, which the traffic control signal is erected.

(3) When the use of signs, signals, pavement markings or other traffic control devices are expressly required by any provision of this Ordinance or be placed at the particular locations involved to give notice of the

existence and application or operation of any such provision, there shall be no prosecution for violation of such provision, unless at the time and place of the alleged violation such as signs, signals, pavement markings

or other traffic control devices were placed in accordance with the requirement of such provision and were sufficiently legible or

understandable to a person or ordinary understanding or observation. Whenever any particular provision of this Ordinance does not state that signs, signals, pavement markings or other traffic control devices are

required, such provisions shall be effective even though no signs, signals, pavement markings and other traffic control devices are erected in place.

The installation and use of traffic signal lights is hereby authorized at the

city streets and intersections described in Appendix II.

(4) Traffic Control Signal Legend -Whenever traffic controlled by traffic

control signals exhibiting different colored lights successively, one at a

time, or with arrows, the following colors only shall be used and said words and lights shall indicate and apply to driver or vehicles and

pedestrians as follows:

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(a) Steady Green Alone (Go Signal)

(i) Vehicular traffic facing the signal may proceed straight through

or turn right or left unless a sign at such place prohibits either such turn. But vehicular traffic, including vehicles turning right or left, shall yield the right-of-way to other vehicles and to

pedestrians lawfully within the intersection of an adjacent cross walk at the time such signal is exhibited;

(ii) Pedestrians facing the signal may proceed across the roadway

within any marked or unmarked crosswalk.

(b) Steady Amber or Yellow Alone (“Caution Signal”) when shown

following Green or “Go” Signal.

(i) Vehicular traffic facing the signal is hereby warned that the Red

or “STOP” signal will be exhibited immediately thereafter and such vehicular traffic shall not enter or be crossing the intersection when the Red or “STOP” is exhibited;

(ii) Pedestrians facing such signal are hereby warned that there is

insufficient time to cross the roadway, and any pedestrian then starting to cross shall yield the right-of-way to all vehicles.

(c) Steady Red Alone (Stop Signal)

(i) Vehicular traffic facing the signal shall stop before entering the

crosswalk on the near side of the intersection or, if none, then before entering the intersection, and shall remain standing until

the green “GO” signal is exhibited alone: Provided,

(i.i) Where no sign has been erected at such intersection

prohibiting right turns against a red signal, vehicular traffic facing such signal, after first coming to a complete stop as

specified above, may enter the intersection with caution from the right lane to make a right turn but shall yield the right-of-way to pedestrians and other traffic proceeding as directed by

the signal at said intersection; and

(i.ii) At the intersection of two one-way streets, where no sign

has been erected at such intersection prohibiting right or left turns as the case may be against a red signal, vehicular

traffic facing such signal, after first coming to a complete stop as specified above, may enter the intersection with caution from the right or left lane to make a right or left turn,

respectively, in the direction of the one-way flow of traffic but shall yield the right-of-way to pedestrians and other traffic proceeding as directed by the signal at said intersection.

(ii) No pedestrian facing such signal shall enter the roadway within

a crosswalk or otherwise.

(d) Steady Green Arrow

(i) Vehicular traffic facing such signal may enter the intersection

with caution only to make the movement in the direction

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indicated by such green arrow but shall yield the right-of-way to

pedestrians lawfully within a crosswalk and to other traffic lawfully using the intersection.

(ii) No pedestrian facing such signal shall enter the roadway

whether in a crosswalk or otherwise.

(6) Whenever special pedestrian control signals exhibiting the words “WALK”

or “WAIT” or “DON’T WALK”, or exhibiting different colored lights successively one at a time, the following colors only shall be used and said words and lights shall indicate and apply to pedestrians as follows:

(a) Pedestrian Green or “Walk” – Pedestrians facing such signal may

proceed across the roadway in the direction of the signal and shall

be given the right of way by the drivers of all vehicles.

(b) Steady Pedestrian Red, or “Don’t Walk” – No pedestrian shall start to cross the roadway in the direction of such signal.

(c) Flashing Pedestrian Red- Any pedestrian who has partially completed his/her crossing on the Green or “WALK” signal shall

proceed to a sidewalk or safety island while the Flashing Pedestrian Red signal is showing.

(7) Whenever distinction amber colored lamps are placed at mid-block crosswalks, they shall require vehicle drivers to exercise caution when approaching such crosswalk.

(8) Whenever flashing red or yellow signals are used, they shall require

obedience by any vehicular traffic as follows:

(a) Flashing Red (“STOP” Signal) - When a red lens is illuminated with

rapid intermittent flashes, drivers of vehicles shall stop before entering the nearest crosswalk at an intersection or at a stop line

when mark and right to proceed shall be subject to the rules applicable after making a stop at a stop sign.

(b) Flashing Yellow (“Caution” Signal) – When a yellow lens is illuminated with rapid intermittent flashes, drivers of vehicles may proceed through the intersection or pass such signal only with

caution.

(9) Authorized Signs, Signals or Markings.-

(a) Authorized signs, signals or markings are those devices that

conform to the standard, specifications, size, color, location, classification and design set forth and recommended under the latest edition of the Department of Public Works and Highways Manual on

Road Signs and Pavement Markings.

(b) In the event an official traffic control signal is erected and maintained at a place other than an intersection, the provision hereinabove set forth shall be applicable except as to those provisions,

which by their nature, can have no application.

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(c) Any stop required shall be made at a sign or marking on the

pavement indicating where the stop shall be made, but in the absence of any such sign or marking, the stop shall be made at the

nearest crosswalk at the intersection, or at the prolongation of the property line.

(10) Display of Unauthorized Signs, Signals or Markings. –

(a) No person shall maintain or display upon or view of any highway any unauthorized sign, signal, marking or device which purports to be or is an imitation of, of resembles an official traffic control

device or sign or signal, or which hides from view of interferes with the effectiveness of any official control device, sign or signal, and no person shall place or maintain nor shall any public authority

permit, upon any highway any traffic sign or signal to have thereon any commercial advertising. This shall not be deemed to prohibit

the direction upon private property adjacent to highways of signs giving the useful directional information of a type that cannot be mistaken of official signs, signals or other traffic control devices.

(b) In additional to the penalties provided for the violation of any of the

foregoing provisions, every such prohibited sign, signal or marking is hereby declared to be a public nuisance and the Chief of Police is hereby empowered and directed to remove the same or caused it

to be removed without notice.

(11) No person shall, without lawful authority, attempt to or in fact alter,

deface, injure, knock down or remove any official traffic control device, sign or signal or any inscription, shield or insignia thereon, or any

other part thereof.

(12) No person shall hang, suspend, place or construct of any billboard,

awning, frame, balcony, cornice, or any other projection so as to obstruct the visibility of any traffic sign or signal placed or erected as

authorized by law.

(13) No person shall erect, or maintain any red or green light or red or green

neon signs within 75 feet of any intersection where traffic is controlled by signal lights without first obtaining a written permit from the Office of the City Engineer and the Office of the City Mayor, certifying that

such light or at the sign at the specified location does not constitute undue distraction to a vehicle driver acting in obedience to the

directions of the traffic signal lights.

(14) Traffic Lane Markings –

(a) Whenever traffic is controlled by the pavement markings, such

markings shall be in accordance with the standard, specification,

size, color, location, classification and design set forth and recommended under the latest edition of the Department of Public

Works and Highways Manual on Roads Signs and Pavement Markings.

(b) When a broken line is used for a center or lane line, such a line a guideline and may not be crossed by vehicular traffic unless such

movement can be made with safety.

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(c) When a single solid or a double solid line is used for a center or

lane line, the line is of regulatory character and is not to be crossed by vehicular traffic except when turning into or out of

private driveways or intersecting highways or when directed by a police officer or any other persons authorized to direct, control, or regulate traffic or when such streets are traffic coned to allow

additional traffic, lanes at times of emergency or peak traffic hours.

(d) Whenever a combination of solid and broken lines is used, any solid line appearing in the same lane on which vehicle is traveling shall not be crossed at anytime, except when turning into or out of

private driveways or roads, or intersecting streets and highways, and any broken line appearing in the same lane which the vehicle is traveling may be crossed at any time.

(e) When traffic cones are used by proper authority to temporarily

control the flow of traffic in lanes other than those designated by the permanent pavement marking, the lanes designated by the cones shall have the same regulatory effect as the permanent

markings.

(15) It is unlawful to remove, alter, deface, injure or destroy traffic signs,

signals, and equipment in any city street or in any place in the City of

General Santos where they are officially installed. It shall be likewise

unlawful for any person, except those authorized by the City Engineer’s

Office and the City Mayor’s Office, to remove, alter, deface, injure,

breakdown or destroy any traffic sign, signal, equipment or any traffic

device officially installed in the street of the City of General Santos.

SECTION 23. OBEDIENCE TO OFFICIAL TRAFFIC SIGNS. The traffic

signs installed on or along the road shall be obeyed by motorists at all times.

(1) A driver shall not cause the vehicle to turn in any intersection,

contrary to the instruction on any “No Turns”, “No Left Turn”, and “No

Right Turn”, “No U-Turn” erected to face an approaching driver at or

near the intersection;

(2) Where “One-Way” sign is erected to face a driver entering a

thoroughfare to face an approaching driver, the driver shall not

proceed on that thoroughfare beyond the sign;

(3) Where a “No Entry” is erected over or adjacent to a thoroughfare to

face an approaching driver, the driver shall not proceed on that

thoroughfare beyond the sign;

(4) Where “No Overtaking or Passing” sign is erected to face an

approaching driver, the driver shall not overtake or pass a vehicle

traveling the same direction;

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(5) (a) Where “No Overtaking or Passing” sign is erected near a bridge to

face an approaching driver, the driver shall not overtake a vehicle on

the bridge;

(b) A driver shall not drive a vehicle and its load, including trailer

attached to it, when it exceeds the weight indicated on the bridge

load limit sign facing the driver;

(6) (a) Where a “Keep Right” sign is erected to face an approaching driver,

the driver shall pass to the right of the sign;

(b) Where a “Keep Left” sign is erected to face an approaching driver,

the driver shall pass to the left of the sign;

(7) Where a “Stop” sign is erected to face the driver who is approaching or

has entered an intersection, the driver shall:

(a) Stop the vehicle before reaching and as near as practicable to the

stop line associated with the sign or, in the absence of a stop line,

at the point nearest the first intersecting thoroughfare where the

driver has a clear view of traffic approaching the intersection;

(b) On reaching and after passing the “Stop” sign, give way to any

vehicle which is entering or within or leaving the intersection,

except where that vehicle:

(i) Is facing on, has passed a “Stop” sign or “Give Way” sign erected

at the intersection, and

(ii) Is about to turn, or is turning at the intersection;

(8) (a) Where a “Give Way” (or Yield”) sign is erected to face a driver who

is approaching or has entered an intersection, the driver shall, on

reaching or passing the “Give Way” sign, give way to any vehicle

which is entering or within or leaving the intersection road, except

where the vehicle:

(i) Is facing on, has passed a “Stop” sign or “Give Way” sign erected

at the intersection, and

(ii) Is about to turn, or is turning at the intersection;

(b) Where a “Give Way” sign is erected to face a driver approaching a

bridge, the driver shall not pass the sign while any vehicle traveling

in the opposite direction is between the sign and far end of the

bridge;

(9) Where a “No U-Turn” sign is erected adjacent to a thoroughfare to face

an approaching driver, the driver shall not make a U-turn while the

driver is in between the sign and the far side of the first intersection

beyond the sign, nor shall the driver who enters the thoroughfare

between the sign and the intersection and travels towards the

intersection makes a U-turn before the driver passed the intersection.

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SECTION 24. OBEDIENCE TO OFFICIAL TRAFFIC ROAD OR

PAVEMENT MARKING. Road and/or pavement marking have important

functions in providing guidance and information for the road user. A driver

shall obey major road and/or pavement marking types which include pavement

and curb markings, object makers, delineators, colored pavement, barricades,

channelizing devices and islands. Most markings use to supplement other

traffic control devices such as signals, signs and other markings.

SECTION 25. OBEDIENCE TO OFFICIAL TRAFFIC SIGNALS AND

INSTRUCTIONS.

(1) All persons driving motorcycles, bicycles and/or operating animal-

drawn carriages shall obey the instructions of official traffic-control

signals, signs, road and/or pavement markings and other control

devices applicable to vehicles, unless otherwise directed by a police

officer and/or traffic officers and/or any other persons authorized to

direct, control, or regulate traffic;

(2) Where authorized signs are erected indicating “No Right Turn” or “No

Left Turn” or “U-turn”, no person driving a bicycle or operating

animal-drawn carriage shall obey the direction of any such except

where such person dismounts from the bicycle to make such turn, in

which event such person shall then obey the regulations applicable to

pedestrians;

(3) The driver of any vehicle shall obey the instructions of any official

control device applicable thereto, placed or erected in accordance with

the provisions of this Ordinance: Provided, That at any intersection

where a stop sign or traffic signal lights have been erected or

installed, the driver of any vehicle shall operate his/her vehicle in

conformity with the traffic signal lights whenever said traffic signal

lights are in operation, unless, otherwise directed by the police officer

or any other person authorized to direct, control, or regulate traffic:

Provided further, That in any boxed intersection which is identified by

the criss-cross lines of yellow paint covering the area from the center

of the intersection up to the pedestrian lanes, no vehicle shall be

allowed to enter therein if its way ahead or exit out of the said boxed

intersection is not clear even if the “GO” signal light is on: Provided

finally, That no provision of this section shall effect the exemption

granted to the driver of an authorized emergency vehicle;

For the purpose of giving effect to the foregoing provision, the traffic

authorities of the City Government and the Philippine National Police

shall be authorized to select busy intersections in the City of General

Santos that shall be declared as “boxed intersections“ and provide

them with the following sign: “KEEP INTERSECTION OPEN” which

shall be installed in a conspicuous place.

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ARTICLE VI

LIGHTING, WARNING SIGNS, EQUIPMENT, ETC.

SECTION 26. LIGHTS ON MOVING MOTOR VEHICLES. No person

shall drive a motor vehicle or a combination of a motor vehicle and trailer

between sunset and sunrise, unless the motor vehicle or combination is

equipped with appropriate lamps and reflectors prescribed as mandatory by

the Land Transportation Office (LTO) to be carried by that vehicle or

combination, and lamps are lighted.

SECTION 27. DIMMING OF HEADLIGHTS.

(a) The driver of a motor vehicle shall dim the headlights or tilt the beam

downward whenever the vehicle is approached by any other vehicle

travelling in the opposite direction;

(i) When the other vehicle reaches a point Two Hundred (200)

meters from his/her motor vehicle; or

(ii) Immediately when the light projected by every headlight of the

other vehicle is switched to low beam and shall cause every

headlight of his vehicle to remain on low beam until the other

vehicle has passed;

(b) No person shall drive a motor vehicle without the required

headlights that are capable or being operated on low beam.

SECTION 28. LIGHTS ON STATIONARY MOTOR VEHICLES.

(a) Subject to the provision of Section 32, no person shall leave a

motor vehicle waiting on a road with a lamp of a power exceeding

seven (7) watts lighted and showing to the front, except while the

vehicle is loading or unloading passengers or is compelled to

remain stationary by the exigencies of traffic;

(b) No person shall leave a motor vehicle or a trailer waiting on or

partly on any thoroughfare between sunset and sunrise unless

that motor vehicle or trailer is equipped with:

(i) Two lamps (one on each side) showing a clear white light to

the front and clearly visible under normal atmospheric

conditions at a distance of 180 meter, or where the motor

vehicle or trailer is waiting on or adjacent to the boundary of

the thoroughfare, one such lamp, which shall be on the side

of the motor vehicle or trailer near to the center of the

thoroughfare; and

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(ii) Appropriate rear lamps, number-plate lamps, front and rear

clearance lamps and reflectors prescribed as mandatory by

the LTO and the lamps so affixed are lighted;

(c) Paragraph (b) of this Section shall not apply:

(i) Where the street lighting in the vicinity renders the motor

vehicle or the trailer clearly visible at a distance of 180

meters; or

(ii) To any motorcycle nor connected to a side car, trailer

waiting parallel to and as near as practicable to the

boundary of the thoroughfare.

(iii) To any motorcycle nor connected to a side car, trailer left

waiting parallel to and as near as practicable to the

boundary of the thoroughfare.

SECTION 29. PORTABLE WARNING SIGNS FOR DISABLED

VEHICLES.

(a) No person shall drive a vehicle on a road, or permit a vehicle to be

driven, unless that vehicle carries a portable early warning device

complying with the specifications prescribed by the Land

Transportation Office (LTO);

(b) Whenever a disabled vehicle is stationary on a thoroughfare, the

portable early warning devices shall be placed one to the rear of

the vehicle and one to the front side nearer to the center of the

thoroughfare at a distance prescribed by the LTO to give

reasonable warning to approaching drivers;

(c) Nothing in this Section shall affect any duty imposed by this Code

to display lighted lamps on stationary vehicles.

SECTION 30. LIGHTS AND OTHER EQUIPMENT ON BICYCLES.

(a) No person shall ride or propel a bicycle between sunset and

sunrise, unless it is equipped with:

(i) A lighted lamp showing a clear white light to the front;

(ii) A lighted lamp showing a clear red light to the rear;

(iii) A red reflector on its rear; and,

(iv) A rear mudguard, the rear half of which is colored white;

(b) Such lamps and reflectors shall be of the types and affixed in the

positions prescribed by the proper authority and shall be kept

clean at all times;

(c) No person shall ride a bicycle unless it is equipped with:

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(i) An efficient brake; and,

(ii) An efficient bell or some other suitable warning device.

SECTION 31. LIGHTS ON ANIMAL DRAWN VEHICLES.

(a) No person shall drive or permit any animal-drawn vehicle or any

trailer attached to it to be upon ant thoroughfare between sunset and

sunrise, unless the vehicle or the trailer is equipped with appropriate

front and rear lamps, clearance lamps and reflectors, as prescribed by

proper authority and the lamps are lighted;

(b) All reflectors and lights prescribed under this Section shall be kept

clean and shall not be obscured by any part of the vehicle or its load.

SECTION 32. LIGHTS ON TOWED VEHICLE. No person between sunset

and sunrise shall drive a motor vehicle which is towing another vehicle unless

a lighted lamp is attached to the portion of the towed vehicle facing any

following vehicle, with a power not exceeding seven (7) watts showing a clear

red light visible under normal atmosphere conditions at a distance of 100

meters which lamp is so placed that:

(a) It is clear not more than one (1) meter above the ground; and

(b) It is the center or to the left side of the center of that portion of the

towed vehicle which faces any following vehicle.

SECTION 33. FLASHING WARNING LIGHTS.

(a) No person shall drive or leave waiting vehicle on which, is mounted

a lamp displaying intermittent flashes, except

(i) A lamp displaying intermittent red and/ or blue flashes on

the top of an emergency vehicle;

(ii) A lamp displaying intermittent amber flashes on top of

A tow truck or motor breakdown service vehicle at the

scene of an accident or breakdown; or

A vehicle being used by a government, public or local

authority in connection with its functions and occupying

a hazardous position on the thoroughfare;

(b) A motor vehicle moving or stationary in a hazardous position on a

thoroughfare because of an emergency situation, shall display

such flashes from both sides of the front and rear of the vehicle by

means of a flashing lamp signaling devices or Early Warning

Device (EWD); provided, that the display of such flashes and the

operation of EWD are in accordance with the specification of the

LTO.

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SECTION 34. SPOT LAMPS

(a) No person shall cause or permit any spot lamp, or fog light/lamp

or search lamp offered or connected to any vehicle to be lighted

unless:

(i) The vehicle is stationary and the lamp is used only for the

purpose of reading a road sign;

(ii) The vehicle is outside the territorial jurisdiction of General

Santos City;

(b) The provision of paragraph (a) of this Section shall not apply if the

vehicle is an emergency vehicle or if the vehicle is being used by

law enforcement agencies in the performance of their official

function.

SECTION 35. MUFFLERS AND NOISE CONTROLLING DEVICES. No

person shall operate a motor vehicle on a street unless such motor vehicle is

equipped, at all times, with a muffler or mufflers in constant operation and of

sufficient capacity for the motor and equipped with an exhaust system to

prevent the escape of excessive fumes or smoke and unusual noise;

Owners or operators of motor vehicles within the territorial jurisdiction of

the City of General Santos shall at all times ensure that their vehicles comply

with the exhaust emission standards set forth in RA 8749, otherwise known as

the “Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999” and its implementing rules and

regulations.

SECTION 36. WINDSHIELDS TO BE UNOBSTRUCTED AND EQUIPPED

WITH WIPERS.

(a) No person shall drive any motor vehicle with any sign, poster, or other

non-transparent material upon the front windshield of such vehicle

which obstructs the driver’s clear view of the road or highway;

(b) Posters or stickers approved by the proper authority shall be placed at

the lower right hand corner of the front windshield;

(c) No person shall drive any motor vehicle with any non-transparent

material or object suspended within the windshield area as viewed from

the driver’s seat nor shall any person drive any motor vehicle upon the

hood of which is attached to any fixture ornament of any material which

vibrates, or swings within view of the driver of said vehicle;

(d) The windshield on every motor vehicle shall be equipped with a wiper for

cleaning rain or other moisture from the windshield and shall be

maintained in good working order.

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ARTICLE VII

GENERAL DRIVING RULES

SECTION 37. KEEPING AS FAR RIGHT AS PRACTICABLE. Unless

otherwise provided for in this Code, a driver shall keep his/her vehicle as close

as practicable to the right boundary of the thoroughfare except when there are

two or more lanes marked on the thoroughfare available exclusively for traffic

direction in which the driver is travelling.

SECTION 38. OVERTAKING.

(a) When overtaking a moving vehicle, a driver shall pass to the left of

that vehicle and shall not drive in front of it until his/her vehicle is

safely clear; provided that, where a thoroughfare has two or more

marked lanes, vehicles traveling in one of those lanes may overtake

and pass to the right of a vehicle traveling in another of those lanes, if

traffic conditions permit the driver to so safely;

(b) A driver overtaking a vehicle apparently about to make a left turn shall pass to the right of it;

(c) When overtaking a vehicle on a two way thoroughfare; (d) If the thoroughfare is not divided into three lanes, a driver shall not

drive to the left of the center of the thoroughfare, unless the left side

of the thoroughfare is free of oncoming traffic far enough ahead to

permit overtaking movement to be completed in safety;

(e) If the thoroughfare is divided into three lanes, a driver shall not drive

in the center lane unless that lane is free of oncoming traffic far

enough ahead to permit the overtaking movement to be completed in

safety.

SECTION 39. USE OF CENTER AND LEFT LANES OF THREE LANE

THOROUGHFARE. On a two-way lane thoroughfare divided into three lanes, a

driver shall not drive his/her vehicle in the center lane, except:

(a) To overtake another vehicle in accordance with the rules on

overtaking;

(b) In preparation for a left turn; or

(c) Where the center lane is at the time allocated exclusively to vehicles

traveling in the same direction to which the driver is traveling.

SECTION 40. PASSING VEHICLE. A driver passing a vehicle traveling in

the opposite direction shall keep to his right relative to his/her vehicle.

SECTION 41. GIVING WAY TO OVERTAKING VEHICLES. Except where

overtaking on the right is permitted, the driver of a vehicle being overtaken

shall not increase the speed of his vehicle until it has been completely passed

by the overtaking vehicle, and shall yield in favour of the overtaking vehicle

upon the driver of the overtaking vehicle sounding and/or signaling a warning

instrument.

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SECTION 42. DRIVERS NOT TO OBSTRUCT TRAFFIC. A person shall

not, without proper cause, drive a vehicle abnormally slow or in such other

manner as to obstruct, hinder, or prevent the free passage of any person or

vehicle. In a thoroughfare with two or more lanes in the same direction, lane

hugging or occupancy of more than one lane for a length of time not called by

traffic conditions shall be considered as obstruction.

SECTION 43. DRIVING IN LANES ON THOROUGHFARE.

(a) A driver shall drive his/her vehicle as nearly as practicable entirely

within single marked lane or a single lane of traffic and shall not move

laterally from such lane or line of traffic until the driver can safely do

so;

(b) A driver traveling along a marked lane any boundary of which is a

single unbroken line shall not permit any part of his/her vehicle to

cross that line, except when safety demands otherwise.

SECTION 44. DRIVING THROUGH ROUNDABOUTS OR ROTUNDAS. A

driver passing a traffic roundabout shall drive to the right of the central traffic

island.

SECTION 45. KEEPING RIGHT OF DOUBLE YELLOW LINES. Where a

thoroughfare is marked with a double yellow longitudinal line comprising of

two continuous lines; or yellow continuous line on the right of a white broken

line; a driver shall not permit any portion of his/her vehicle to travel on it over

the left of the double yellow longitudinal line.

SECTION 46. DRIVING IN BICYCLE LANES. Motor vehicles are

prohibited from being driven or parked on any lane of a public street or path

reserved exclusively for bicycles and provided with a sign bearing a symbol of a

bicycle.

SECTION 47. DRIVING IN RESERVED LANES. In order to encourage

efficiency in the use of road space, specific lanes of a major thoroughfare may

be reserved for certain types of vehicles such as public utility buses, jeepneys,

and other high occupancy vehicles. Vehicles not otherwise mentioned in the

signs posted therein are prohibited, at the times and days indicated, from being

driven in those reserved lanes, except when it is turning right at the next

intersection.

SECTION 48. DRIVING OVER A YELLOW BOX. A portion of an

intersection marked with yellow box must always remain unobstructed and

open for passage. A driver must not enter a yellow box if his/her exit road or

lane from it not clear, or if he/she cannot cross and go beyond the boundaries

of the box in time before the traffic signals turns to red.

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ARTICLE VIII

GIVING WAY

SECTION 49. GIVING WAY AT INTERSECTION.

(a) A driver approaching or passing through an intersection shall exercise

special care and where appropriate shall drive at a reduced speed;

(b) Except as provided in paragraph c (i) and (ii) this Section, the driver of

a vehicle which is approaching an intersection from one thoroughfare

shall give way to any vehicle which has entered the intersection except

that where the two vehicles have entered at the same time, the driver

which has the other vehicle on the right shall give way;

(c) (i) where traffic-control signals are erected at or near an intersection,

paragraph (b) above shall not apply to a driver proceeding in

accordance with the instruction of any such signal;

(ii) paragraph (b) above shall not apply to the driver of a vehicle having

another vehicle on the driver’s right at an intersecting thoroughfare

where that other vehicle is facing or passed a “Give Way” or “Stop”

sign.

SECTION 50. GIVING WAY DURING TURNS.

(a) Subject to the provision of Section 23, paragraph 8, and Section 61, a

driver who intends to turn, is turning or has turned to the left of the

intersection, shall give way to any vehicle which has entered or is

approaching the intersection from the opposite direction;

(b) A driver turning to the right or left at an intersection shall give way to

all pedestrians;

(c) A driver making U-turn shall give way to all other vehicles and to all

pedestrians;

(d) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, the provision of Section

49 of this Article shall apply to turning vehicles;

SECTION 51. MOVEMENT TO OR FROM PARKED VEHICLES.

(a) A driver who is about to drive or driving a vehicle into or out from

parking area or the boundary of a thoroughfare shall give way to all

other vehicles;

(b) A driver shall not move in reverse out of parking area and cross the

center of the thoroughfare, unless traffic conditions permit the driver

to do so.

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SECTION 52. APPROACH OF EMERGENCY VEHICLES. A driver shall

give way and make reasonable effort to give clear and uninterrupted passage to

every emergency vehicle sounding siren, bell or repeater horn, or using other

signals to indicate an emergency.

SECTION 53. ENTERING OR LEAVING A ROAD.

(a) A driver entering a road from adjoining land, shall:

(i) Except when proceeding pursuant to an instruction of a traffic-

control signal, a traffic policeman, a traffic aide or other duly

authorized traffic enforcers, give way to all vehicles traveling in either

direction along the road;

(ii) Give way to all pedestrians on the road;

(b) A driver leaving a road to enter an adjoining land shall give way to all

vehicles traveling in the opposite direction and to all pedestrians on

the road.

SECTION 54. ROUNDABOUTS OR ROTUNDAS.

(a) In a roundabouts or rotunda, the first vehicle to enter takes

precedence over a vehicle approaching or about to enter. Hence, the

driver of vehicle entering a roundabout shall give way to any vehicle

on the driver’s immediate left unless otherwise indicated;

(b) Within the rotunda, the driver must give way to vehicle intending to

leave by the nearest exit point.

ARTICLE IX

SPEED RESTRICTIONS

SECTION 55. SPEED LIMITS.

(a) No motor vehicle shall exceed the following rate of speed:

MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE SPEEDS Passengers

Cars and Motorcycle Motor trucks and

buses

1. On open country roads, with no "blinds corners" not closely bordered by habitations.

80 km. per hour 50 km. per hour

2. On "through streets" or boulevards, clear of traffic, with no "blind corners," when so designated.

40 km. per hour 30 km. per hour

3. On city and municipal streets, with light traffic, when not designated "through streets".

30 km. per hour 30 km. per hour

4. Through crowded streets, approaching intersections at "blind corners," passing school zones, passing other vehicles

20 km. per hour 20 km. per hour

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which are stationery, or for similar dangerous circumstances.

(b) No person shall drive vehicle at a speed exceeding the design limits for

the street by numerals on signs set up along the road;

(c) The foregoing provisions of this Section shall not apply to the driver of

an emergency vehicle;

(d) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to justify the driver of the

vehicle driving at a speed which:

(i) May constitute driving carelessly, recklessly, or at a speed or in a

manner which is dangerous to the public having regard to all

circumstances; or

(ii) Exceed any maximum speed applicable to the vehicle and fixed by

under the law, ordinance or regulation.

(e) All owners of public utility vehicle transporting goods, including

closed van, hauler or cargo trailer, and tanker truck, must install a

standard speed limiter in their vehicle as a mandatory requirement

under R.A. 10196, also known as “Road Speed Limiter Act of 2016,”

to maintain at all times the safety and protection of the public.

SECTION 56. SPEED LIMIT ON SUBDIVISION ROAD CONVERTED TO

CITY STREET. No driver shall drive a vehicle at a speed exceeding twenty (20)

kilometers per hour on public or private subdivision road converted to city

street at any time of the day.

SECTION 57. SPEED CONTEST. It shall be unlawful for any person to

engage in, or to aid any motor vehicle, speed contest or exhibition of speed, on

any public or private street upon which the City has been authorized to impose

traffic regulations except when permitted by special ordinance of the

Sangguniang Panlungsod.

ARTICLE X

ONE-WAY STREETS

(Section 1 paragraph 1, Chapter 1.C, and

Chapter III of Ordinance No. 11 Title 32)

SECTION 58. DESIGNATION OF ONE-WAY STREETS.

(a) Vehicular traffic on any city street or highway or portion thereof may

be designated by the head of the CTTMD as one-way on an

experimental basis, and shall be referred immediately to the PSB for

its final decision or action;

(b) The department head of the CTTMD is hereby authorized to expand,

reduce, amend, or modify Appendix III (One-Way Streets) with the

concurrence of the PSB, approved by the City Mayor, subject to the

final approval of the Sangguniang Panlungsod;

(c) Violation hereof shall subject the offender to a fine of One Thousand

Five Hundred Pesos (P1,500.00) and/or imprisonment of not more

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than five (5) days, or both such fine and imprisonment at the

discretion of the Court;

(i) Where the violator does not contest his/her apprehension and elect to pay the fine imposed under this Section, the enforcement officer

shall forthwith issue citation ticket to the person apprehended without resort to the Court. The citation ticket shall state or contain (1.) the name, signature, age and address of the person

apprehended, (2.) the material facts obtaining in the commission or omission of the crime define and penalized under this Section, (3.)

the amount of fine which is payable in favor of the City Government of General Santos, and (4.) notice requiring the person

apprehended for extra-judicial settlement of his/her violation by

paying the prescribed amount of fine at the Office of the City Treasurer within seventy-two (72) hours from issuance thereof, otherwise, appropriate complaint shall be filed against him/her

before the Court of law;

SECTION 59. OPERATING RULE. The driver shall drive along a one-way

thoroughfare only in the direction indicated by the arrow on the sign.

ARTICLE XI

TURNING, REVERSING AND STOPPING

SECTION 60. RIGHT TURNS. A driver who is about to make a right turn

at an intersection shall so drive the vehicle that when it reaches the

intersection, it shall be to the right of any vehicle abreast of his vehicle and

traveling in the same direction, or at the rightmost lane of a thoroughfare,

provided that this Section shall not apply to a driver whose vehicle is in a

marked lane allocated exclusively to right-turning vehicles.

SECTION 61. LEFT TURNS.

(a) A driver who is about to make a left turn at an intersection shall:

(i) Where a driver is travelling on a two-way thoroughfare approach

and enters the intersection so that his/her vehicle is to the right

of, parallel to and as near as practicable to the center of the

thoroughfare; or

(ii) Where the driver is travelling on a one-way thoroughfare;

approach and enters the intersection so that his/her vehicle is

parallel to and as near as practicable to the left boundary or

leftmost lane, of the thoroughfare;

However, this sub-section shall not apply if the driver’s vehicle is

in a marked lane which has a sign alongside or over it or markings on its

surface indicating that a left turn must or may be made;

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(b) Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section, a person

driving a bicycle who is about to make or making a left turn at an

intersection may make the left turn so that:

(i) He/she approaches the intersection parallel to and as near as

practicable to the right boundary of the thoroughfare;

(ii) Enters the intersection and proceeds in a straight line until

his/her bicycle is as near as practicable to the prolongation of

the right boundary of the thoroughfare he/she is about to enter;

and

(iii)Turns his/her bicycle to the left and after giving way to vehicles

on his left and right leaves the intersection in accordance with

the provisions of this Section, but when any traffic control

signal is operating at the intersection, a person driving a bicycle

shall wait before turning and shall not proceed to leave the

intersection until the traffic control signal is displaying a green

light indicating the appropriate direction of his intended

movement.

(c) There shall be roads within the city that are designated as no

left-turns (Appendix IV).

Any person violating this section shall be imposed a fine of Five

Hundred Pesos (Php500.00).

SECTION 62. TURNS AND STOP SIGNALS.

(a) A driver shall not turn right or left or diverge right or left or stop or

suddenly decrease speed or make a U-turn without giving a signal as

prescribed in this Section;

(b) A driver who is about to turn right or left, diverge right or left, stop,

suddenly decrease speed or make a U-turn shall signal his/her intent

of doing so for such time as is necessary to give reasonable warning to

drivers approaching from behind;

(c) For purposes of and without limiting the generality of paragraph (b)

above, a signal shall be deemed to give reasonable warning if given

continuously:

(i) While a vehicle is traveling 30 meters immediately before it

commences to turn and during any period when it is stationary

before it comes to turn;

(ii) While a vehicle is traveling 30 meters immediately before it

commences to diverge right or left; or

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(iii) While the brakes of a vehicle are applied before it stops or while it

is slowing down;

(d) Any signal required by this Section shall be given:

(i) In the case of a signal of intention to stop or reduce speed

suddenly, by means of stop lamp or red lamps; or

(ii) In the case of a signal of intention to turn right or left, diverge right

or left to make U-turn, by means of a flashing orange lamp

signaling device;

Such signaling device or stop lamp shall comply with the specifications

for that device or stop lamp prescribed by the Land Transportation

Office.

SECTION 63. USE OF SIGNALING DEVICES. A driver shall not permit a

signaling device on his/her vehicle to remain in operation after the completion

of the turn or divergence which prompted which prompted the device to be put

into operation.

SECTION 64. U-TURNS. A driver shall not cause his/her vehicle to make

a U-turn:

(1) Where there is a probability of colliding with another vehicle or

interfering with the free movement of traffic as those identified under

Appendix V; or

(2) On any intersection at which an official traffic control sign or signal

prohibits a U-turn.

Any person found in violation of this section shall be imposed a fine of

FIVE HUNDRED PESOS (P 500.00).

SECTION 65. PROCEDURE AT CHANNELIZED INTERSECTION. When

accelerating or decelerating lanes are provided for right or left turns at

unsignalized intersection, vehicles shall proceed as follows:

(a) Vehicles intending to turn right from a roadway entrance, by means of

a right turn accelerating lane, shall enter such road way by means of

the accelerating lane, so provided and shall merge with caution into

the right hand traffic, unless otherwise instructed;

(b) Vehicles intending to turn right from a roadway exit, from which is

made by means of a right-turn decelerating lane, shall enter the

decelerating lane and merge with caution into the right hand traffic

lane, unless otherwise instructed;

(c) Vehicles intending to turn left into far roadway of a divided highway

shall come to a complete stop before crossing the near roadway of

such highway and shall merge with caution into the left hand lane of

the far roadway, unless otherwise instructed;

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(d) Vehicles intending to turn left from a divided highway exit, by means

of a left turn decelerating lane constructed in the medial strip area,

shall enter decelerating lane and shall yield the right of way to

approaching vehicles before proceeding with caution across the

intersection and into the intersecting roadway, unless otherwise

instructed.

ARTICLE XII

PARKING AREA, TRAFFIC SCHEME, AND

LOADING AND UNLOADING ZONES

(Chapter I and X of Ordinance 11 Title 32)

SECTION 66. VEHICLES NOT TO BE IN CERTAIN AREAS. No driver

shall:

(a) Leave a vehicle waiting in a “No Waiting Area”;

(b) Park a vehicle in a “No Parking Area”, except when loading or

unloading goods or passengers;

(c) Leave a vehicle in a “No Stopping” area;

(d) Leave a vehicle waiting in Parking Area contrary to any limitation in

respect of days, periods of the day, and classes of vehicles indicated

by the inscription on the sign or signs associated with the area;

(e) It is unlawful for any vehicle to park overnight on road right-of-way

not so designated by the POSB;

However, a driver may park a vehicle in a “No Parking” area or leave a

vehicle waiting in a “No Waiting” area or “No Stopping” area under any

of the following conditions:

(i)At anytime that the restriction is suspended by reason of the

inscription on the sign associated with the area; or

(ii) If the inscription on the sign or signs associated with the area

exempts the driver’s vehicle from restriction imposed within the

area.

(f) The owner of the vehicle and its driver are jointly and solidarily liable

if found guilty of the above provision and shall be meted a fine of Two

Thousand Pesos (P2,000.00).

SECTION 67. PROHIBITED PARKING OR WAITING PLACES. No

person shall park or leave a vehicle waiting or standing so that any portion of

the vehicle is:

(a) Between any other waiting vehicle and the center of the thoroughfare;

(b) Between pedestrian zone and the nearest curb;

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(c) Immediately in front of right-of-way, passage or private driveway;

(d) Alongside or opposite any excavation if the vehicles would obstruct

traffic;

(e) On any footway, marked pedestrian crosswalk or pedestrian crossing;

(f) Upon a bridge or other elevated structure;

(g) Under any elevated pedestrian crossing;

(h) Upon an intersection;

(i) On any portion of the road on which the sign “Keep Clear”;

(j) Within 3 meters of any fire hydrant or fire plug or any sign or mark

indicating the existence of a fire hydrant or fire plug;

(k) Within 10 meters upon the approach to any reflectorized flashing

beacon or stop sign located at the side of the roadway;

(l) Immediately in front of right-of-way and all passages to public parks,

fire and police stations;

(m) Any place where parking is prohibited;

(n) In front of any hotel entrance; provided, however that this provision

shall not apply where the driver of a vehicle stops temporarily for the

purpose of loading or unloading passengers;

(o) On a traffic island;

(p) Within the turnaround area of any dead-end street;

(q) Blocking main entrance of theaters, cinematographs, stadiums,

banks, schools, churches, and offices and public buildings, during the

period of performance in theaters, cinematographs and stadiums,

during banking hours, during class hours in both public and private

schools, during services in churches and during office hours;

(r) Blocking main entrance of Court building during session hours; and

all entrances of hospitals, properly marked or signposted and main

entrances of building where the City Council is in session;

(s) The parking of all kinds of vehicles in non–designated parking spaces

of Plaza Heneral Santos is hereby prohibited.(See Appendix VI for Prohibited Parking Areas)

(t) Violation hereof shall subject the offender to a fine of One Thousand Five Hundred Pesos (P1,500.00) and/or imprisonment of not more

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than five (5) days, or both such fine and imprisonment at the

discretion of the Court;

(i) Where the violator who does not contest his/her apprehension and elect to pay the fine imposed under Section, the enforcement officer shall forthwith issue citation ticket to the person apprehended

without resort to the Court. The citation ticket shall state or contain (1.) the name, signature, age and address of the person

apprehended, (2.) the material facts obtaining in the commission or omission of the crime define and penalized under this Section, (3.) the amount of fine which is payable in favor of the City

Government of General Santos, and (4.) notice requiring the person apprehended for extra-judicial settlement of his/her violation by paying the prescribed amount of fine at the Office of the City

Treasurer within seventy-two (72) hours from issuance thereof, otherwise, appropriate complaint shall be filed against him/her

before the Court of law.

(u) Sign/billboards to this effect be placed in designated and non–

designated parking spaces for purposes of public notice.

SECTION 68. PARKING DURING CERTAIN HOURS PROHIBITED.

(a) A driver shall not stop, wait, stand, and park a vehicle any longer

than is absolutely necessary to load or unload passengers or goods,

upon any city street, or portions thereof between the specified hours

indicated on the erected official sign;

(b) A driver of a car, motorized tricycle, all other vehicles which are

animal drawn and other kinds of vehicles shall not park between

12:00 midnight to 5:00 AM the following day on any city street, except

those that are declared as night parking zones as provided by this

Code;

(c) A driver of a truck, six-wheeler truck and above shall not park along

any city street and/or subdivision road including national highway

within the territorial jurisdiction of General Santos City at anytime of

the day unless otherwise provided for in this Code.

SECTION 69. PARKING FOR CERTAIN PURPOSE PROHIBITED. No

person shall park a vehicle upon any roadway, pedestrian sidewalk, road

shoulder, including the national highway for the principal purpose of:

(a) Displaying such vehicle for sale;

(b)Washing, greasing, painting, repainting or introducing any car

accessories and repairing such vehicle except repairs necessitated by

an emergency;

(c) Vending any goods.

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SECTION 70. SPECIAL STOPS.

(a) A driver shall stop at or immediately before the “stop line” at the

entrance of any intersection;

(b) The “stop line” shall mean a clearly visible solid white line or lines

extending across a roadway or any portion thereof to indicate the

point at which all vehicle of whatever classes are required to stop; and

(c) A driver of a vehicle emerging from an alley, driveway or building shall

stop prior to driving onto a sidewalk or onto the sidewalk area

extending across such alley, driveway or building, and shall yield the

right-of-way to any pedestrian as may be necessary to avoid collision,

and upon entering the roadway shall yield the right-of-way to all

vehicles approaching on the said roadway.

SECTION 71. METHOD OF PARKING VEHICLES. Any driver who parks

or leaves a vehicle waiting, or standing on a road shall park or leave the vehicle

waiting;

(a) In the case of a road on which vehicles are permitted to travel in

both direction, as near as practicable to the right boundary of the

thoroughfare;

(b) In case of a road on which the vehicles are permitted to travel in

one direction, as near as practicable to the right boundary of the road

and parallel to the boundary of the road thoroughfare;

(c) In case of a road on which the vehicles are permitted to travel in

both directions, parking of vehicles in road or highway shoulders as far

as practicable to the right shoulder of the road or highway, parallel to the

boundary of the thoroughfare in the same direction which the vehicle

was originally moving;

(d) So that not less than 3 meters of the width of the road between the

vehicle and the far boundary of the road is available for the movement of

other vehicles;

(e) In a manner that it does not cause undue obstruction on the

thoroughfare; and

(f) Where parking bays are marked on the thoroughfare, entirely

within the confines of a single bay;

Provided that paragraphs (a) and (b) of this Section shall not apply to a

person leaving a vehicle waiting in a Parking Area.

SECTION 72. PARKING NEAR GRADE OF CREST OR CURVE. No

person shall park or leave a vehicle waiting on or near a crest or curve so that

any portion of it is upon a thoroughfare unless a driver from the rear would

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have a clear view of the vehicles for a distance of at least 200 meters as

identified by the PSB.

SECTION 73. PARKING ON PARADE ROUTES AND ON ANY SPECIAL

OCCASION. The CTTMD is authorized, whenever in its judgment it deems

necessary, to prohibit or restrict the parking of any vehicle on either side or

both sides of any street adjacent thereto by the erection or placement of

temporary signs setting forth such restrictions. When such signs are erected or

placed prior to the parade, procession, or special occasion, it shall be unlawful

to park, or leave unattended any vehicle in violation of such signs;

The City Traffic Enforcer or Police assigned in the area is authorized to

remove, or cause to be removed, any vehicle left unattended or parked in

violation of such signs at the owner’s expense.

SECTION 74. LOADING AND UNLOADING ZONES.

(a) There shall be loading and unloading zones marked on the pavement or curb along the major thoroughfares of the city. The same space shall be used solely for loading and unloading;

(b) No person shall stop, stand or park a vehicle for any purpose or

period of time other than the expeditious loading or unloading of passengers and freight in any place marked as loading/unloading zones

during hours when the regulations applicable to such passengers curb loading zones are effective, and then only for a period not to exceed three (3) minutes;

(c) Loading and unloading, stopping or standing are prohibited, except

when necessary to avoid conflict with other traffic or in compliance with the law or the directions of a police officer or traffic control devices, in

any of the following places within General Santos City:

(i) On a crosswalk or sidewalk;

(ii) Within 6 meters from either approach to an intersection or

street corner;

(iii) Within 30 meters on any approach to a signalized intersection;

(iv) Within 6 meters of the driveway entrance to any fire station

and on the side of a street opposite the entrance;

(v) Within 2 meters of either side of a public or private driveway;

(vi) Within 3 meters of either side of a school gate or entrance;

(vii) On traffic island or medial strip;

(viii)On the roadway side of any vehicle stopped or parked at the edge of the curb or a roadway;

(ix) Alongside or opposite any street excavation or obstruction when loading and unloading would obstruct traffic;

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(x) Areas between two succeeding designated loading and

unloading zones;

(xi) Within 20 meters from either approach of a bridge or box culvert.

(d) Loading and unloading of products, freight and goods from delivery trucks, vans and other vehicles should not be done on the designated

loading and unloading zones. Instead, the said delivery trucks, vans and other vehicles must be properly parked in appropriate parking zone or within their compound as this activity would take more than three

minutes;

For establishments with no provisions for parking within their

property, shall facilitate loading and unloading of stocks, products, goods and freight within the central between 7:00 pm to 7:00 am of the

following day to minimize obstruction to traffic; (e) No person shall board or alight from any vehicle while such vehicle is

in motion, and no person shall open the door of a motor vehicle on the side toward moving traffic unless and until it is reasonably safe to do so,

nor shall any person leave a door of a vehicle open on the side toward moving traffic for a period of time longer than necessary to load or unload passengers;

The driver of a public utility jeepney (PUJ) or any other public utility vehicle shall not stand or park such vehicle on any street within

the central business district for the purpose of loading and unloading passengers at any place other than the officially designated stopping,

loading and unloading area;

(f) No person shall embark on or disembark from a bus or jeepney at any

place along street not officially designated as loading and unloading area;

(g) Whenever any curb markings are to be used to designate loading and unloading zones, such markings shall be yellow in color. (See Appendix VII for designated loading and unloading zones)

(h) Any person found violating any provision of this Ordinance shall have

a fine of Five Hundred Pesos (P500.00).

SECTION 75. OFFICERS AUTHORIZED TO REMOVE ILLEGALLY

STOPPED VEHICLES.

(a) Whenever any City Traffic Enforcer of the City Transport and

Traffic Management Division and/or Police Traffic Officer finds a vehicle

standing upon a highway in violation of any of the foregoing provisions,

such officer is authorized to move such vehicle, or require the driver or

other person in-charge of the vehicle to move the same, to a position off

the paved road;

(b) Whenever any City Traffic Enforcer and/or Police Traffic Officer

finds a vehicle unattended upon any bridge or causeway where such

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vehicle constitute an obstruction of traffic, he is hereby authorized to

provide for the removal of such vehicle to the nearest impoundment area,

garage or other place of safety;

(c) The expense incurred in the removal of such vehicle shall be

charged to the owner of the vehicle.

SECTION 76. REMOVAL OF VEHICLES. Removal of a vehicle as

provided for in the preceding section is only authorized under the following

circumstances whenever a vehicle:

(a) Upon any road, street, or highway is so disabled as to constitute an

obstruction to traffic, and the person/s in charge of the vehicle are by

reason of physical injury incapacitated to such an extent as to be

unable to provide for its custody or removal;

(b) Is left unattended upon any road, street, bridge, viaduct, or causeway

where such vehicle constitutes an obstruction to traffic;

(c) Is left unattended upon any road or street and is so parked illegally as

to constitute a definite hazard or obstruction to the normal movement

of traffic;

(d) Is left unattended or parked in tow-away zones during the time of

restricted parking during the morning peak traffic hours designated

by official signs specifying the hours of restricted parking every day,

except Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays on the streets or

portions thereof designated by the City Transport and Traffic

Management Division (CTTMD);

(e) Is left unattended or parked in tow or tow-away zones at all hours of

any day on the streets or portions thereof designated by the CTTMD;

(f) Is left unattended or parked in tow or tow-away zones during the time

of restricted parking designated by official signs specifying those times

of restricted parking on the streets or portions designated by the

CTTMD;

(g) Is left unattended upon a street and is parked in front of a public or

private driveway so as to constitute an obstruction to vehicular traffic

using driveway for purpose of egress and ingress;

(h) Is left unattended and parked on a street or portion thereof so as to

interfere with or impede construction or repairs being made thereon;

provided, adequate signs giving notice of construction and prohibiting

such parking and designating the time of the prohibition are properly

posted by the City Transport and Traffic Management Division

(CTTMD);

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(i) Is left unattended upon any street within three (3) meters of a fire

hydrant.

SECTION 77. TOWING SERVICES.

(a) In the interest of the city, the City Mayor may outsource towing

services by entering into a memorandum of agreement with a private

entity, pursuant to the procurement laws;

(b) The traffic law enforcer may call on duly authorized towing services to

tow illegally stopped vehicles, to be taken to the designated storage

area.

ARTICLE XIII

PARKING ZONES AND FACILITIES

SECTION 78. DESIGNATION OF PUBLIC PAY PARKING ZONES.

(a) The CTTMD is hereby authorized and directed to establish, mark and

designate portions of a thoroughfare as on-street public pay parking

zones;

(b) The streets listed under Appendix VIII (Public Pay Parking Zones) are

hereby designated as either one-sided or two-sided on-street public

pay parking zones. The CTTMD is hereby authorized to expand,

reduce, amend or modify from time to time the list as it sees fit,

subject to the approval of the PSB for any changes or revision;

Provided however, that the PSB recommends it to the Sangguniang

Panlungsod for approval. The revised list shall be deemed final if not

acted by the Sangguniang Panlungsod within six (6) months upon

receipt thereof;

(c) Pay parking shall commence beginning 6:00 o’clock A.M. to 9:00

o’clock P.M. from Monday to Saturday;

(d) Except otherwise provided in this Code, the left side of any street

designated as one-way-street listed in Appendix III, shall be assigned

as parking zone while the right side shall be designated for loading

and unloading area.

SECTION 79. OFF-STREET PARKING, TRANSPORT TERMINAL AND

OTHER FACILITIES.

(a) Parking facilities, public transport terminals, and garages may be

constructed, operated and maintained by the City, or by private

transport entities, subject to the approval of Sangguniang Panlungsod

upon the recommendation of the CTTMD and PSB;

(b) Application for establishment and construction of public utility van

transport terminal owned, operated and maintained by private entities

shall have an attachment of required traffic impact assessment

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submitted to the CPDO and CTTMD, including those located in major

commercial and industrial establishments, as a requirement before a

development permit shall be issued by the CPDO; Provided however, that

the public utility van transport terminal located within a commercial or

industrial establishment shall apply for separate business permit

application and pay corresponding regulatory fees and charges;

(c) Construction of public utility van transport terminal owned and operated

by private sector shall be located at least 100 meters from nearest curve,

junction, or intersection of city road and/or highway; Provided however,

that the distance of entry and exit gates of public transport vehicles to

the terminal shall be thirty (30) meters from the nearest road, street or

highway;

(d) An off-street public utility van transport owned and operated by private

entities shall have security guards and shall be equipped with CCTV

camera, parking bays, shaded passenger lounge with seats, toilet for

male and female, water, garbage bins, and other amenities for the

comfort and welfare of the riding passengers;

(e) Pedestrian overpass, underpass, footbridge, footway, waiting shed for

public use constructed using government monies shall be operated and

maintained by the city government, thru the CTTMD; Provided however,

that pedestrian overpass and underpass crossing any city road, street or

highway, and waiting shed along any road, street, or highway for public

use constructed by private entities shall be turned over to the city

government for operation and maintenance;

(f) Pedestrian overpass, underpass, footbridge, footway, waiting shed shall

not be used as trading center, for display of merchandise for sale, and

other activities that would totally or partially obstruct pedestrian

walkway.

SECTION 80. PRIVATE GARAGE FOR VEHICLES – FOR – HIRE.

a) The CTTMD is hereby authorized to regulate the construction, operation,

and maintenance of garage for the use of private vehicles – for – hire for

vehicles not in use;

b) It is prohibited for operator and/or owner of vehicles – for – hire to

construct, operate, and maintain garage without first securing a permit

from the City Transport and Traffic Management Division;

c) It is prohibited for the owner and/or operator of privately – owned garage

for vehicles – for – hire to solicit passengers or to unload passengers in

their private garage.

SECTION 81. PROVISION OF PRIVATE PARKING AREA. In the

construction of a building of private establishment such as, but not limited to,

commercial, industrial, institutional building:

a) New Construction – is shall require the owner of the building to

incorporate in the development plan to provide a minimum of three (3)

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meters setback beginning from the private property line abutting city

street, road, or highway for purposes of vehicle angel parking; Provided

however, if the location of the building is along a corner abutting to the

existing provisions of the National Building Code shall be provided in

both sides of the building; Provided finally, that no part of parked vehicle

shall obstruct the free passage of pedestrian sidewalk.

SECTION 82. PAY PARKING CHARGES AND SIGNS. Appropriate signs

indicating the parking charges and the time that such facility is open for

business, shall be installed at each public pay parking zones;

Parking fees shall be collected during the regulated period at rates shown in

Appendix VIII. The rates shall be updated from time to time by the CTTMD

subject to the concurrence of the Public Safety Board (PSB) for approval of the

Sangguniang Panlungsod.

SECTION 83. ALLOCATION OF PARKING FEES COLLECTED. All fees

collected for overnight parking in a designated public pay parking zone within a

specific barangay shall be allocated as follows; Fifty percent (50%) shall be

apportioned to the barangay concerned and the other Fifty percent (50%) to the

Traffic Management Trust Fund.

SECTION 84. OVERNIGHT PARKING.

a) Overnight parking on city roads not determined as pay – parking zones

may be recommended by the Barangay Council through an appropriate

resolution, subject to evaluation of the Public Safety Board (PSB) and

duly approved by the Sangguniang Panlungsod, through an appropriate

ordinance. Those local roads that may be designated, shall as much as

practicable, be on a one – side parking basis and in no case shall prevent

egress or through passage. No alley or road less than three (3) meters in

width shall be designated as overnight – parking zones;

b) The operations of overnight parking zones established by the Barangay

Council shall be supervised by the City Transport and Traffic

Management Division (CTTMD).

SECTION 85.ENFORCEMENT OF OVERNIGHT PARKING. The

enforcement and collection of overnight parking fees may be undertaken by the

Barangay in the City upon compliance with the following:

a) The Barangay Council itself with the technical assistance of the CTTMD,

will determine which of the local roads may be utilized for overnight

parking, before enacting a resolution to that effect;

b) Overnight parking shall be limited to the hours of 9:00 o’clock P.M. to

6:00 o’clock A.M. the following day:

(i) No cargo trucks or tractor trailers of eight (8) wheels and up shall

be allowed to avail of overnight parking in any streets of the City

except by reason of emergency repair which shall be accomplished

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as expeditiously as possible. Cargo trucks found parking during

these hours on any City streets shall be towed to the vehicle

impounding area, and the driver/operator is required to pay the

corresponding fines;

(ii) The cost of the tickets or receipts issued by the Barangay for

collection of overnight parking fees shall be chargeable to the City

Government of General Santos;

(iii) Overnight parking fees shall be collected at the rate of One

Hundred Pesos (Php100.00) per vehicle, per night; provided

however, that the owner of the motor vehicle shall have the option

to pay a monthly overnight parking fee net of twenty percent (20%)

discount;

(iv) The Barangay Council, through a resolution, shall provide

barangay security force assigned to maintain order in the parking

area and to ensure that vehicles parked for overnight parking are

not used for any immoral and lewd acts;

(v) It shall be the duty of the Barangay Treasurer to remit collections

pertaining to the share of the City to the City Treasurer’s Office.

SECTION 86. VIOLATIONS IN PUBLIC PAY – PARKING AREAS. Within

any public pay – for – parking facility, it shall be unlawful for any person:

a) To refuse or fail to pay the parking charges;

b) To park any vehicle across any line or marking of a parking space or in

such position that the vehicle shall not be entirely within the area

designated by such lines or markings;

c) To tamper or damage any vehicle, other than his own, parked in the

same parking facility;

d) To park any vehicle for the purpose of washing, cleaning, greasing,

painting, selling merchandise or repairing or installing any car

accessories and/or tinting, except repairs necessitated by an emergency

on a designated area in the parking facility;

e) To display for sale or to sell goods and merchandise; and

f) To disregard any official direction, instruction or restriction posted

therein, in accordance or in conformity with the provisions of this Code;

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ARTICLE XIV

CARELESS AND DANGEROUS DRIVING

UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF LIQUOR

SECTION 87. CARELESS DRIVING. A person shall not drive a vehicle

without due care or attention or without consideration for other persons or

vehicles which violation include the following;

a. Driving a moving vehicle along road shoulders to overtake other vehicles;

b. Driving a motor vehicle in continuous zigzag motion along any city road

or highway;

c. Using cellular or mobile telephone for texting or calling/receiving calls,

while the vehicle is in motion, or in any way that is distracted driving, as

defined under R.A. 10913, otherwise known as the “Anti-Distracted

Driving Act of 2016.”

SECTION 88. RECKLESS AND DANGEROUS DRIVING. A person shall not

drive a vehicle recklessly or at a speed or in a manner dangerous to public

safety.

SECTION 89.DRIVING A MOTOR VEHICLE WHILE UNDER THE

INFLUENCE OF LIQUOR OR INCAPACITATING DRUG. No person shall drive

a motor vehicle while under the influence of liquor or other incapacitating drug,

or in violation of R.A. 10586, otherwise known as the “Anti-Drunk and Drugged

Act of 2013.” For purposes of this Section, a driver is considered under the

influence of liquor, if, at the time of competent examination performed or with

the use of DOH-approved breath analyzer to determine the blood alcohol

concentration, within an hour of apprehension of a person, the person is found

to have at least 0.06% of alcohol in his/her blood, or in the case of drugs, if it

reasonably manifests from the person’s action or behavior that the exercise of

his/her five senses is physically impaired as to expose the driver

himself/herself, or the vehicle or other persons to a possible accident. The

operation of any vehicle, although non-motorized, in the same manner stated

herein, is likewise prohibited.

ARTICLE XV

ACCIDENTS

SECTION 90. ACCIDENTS INVOLVING DEATH OR PERSONAL

INJURIES OR DAMAGE TO A VEHICLE. The driver of any vehicle involved in

an accident resulting in injury or death of any person or damage to a vehicle

which is driven or attended by any person, shall immediately stop such vehicle

at the scene of the accident and shall remain at the scene of such accident

until he has fulfilled the requirements of Section 91 of this Code. Every step

must be taken to ensure that such stop is made without obstructing traffic.

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SECTION 91. DUTY TO GIVE INFORMATION AND RENDER AID. The

driver of any vehicle involved in an accident resulting in injury to or death of

any person or damage to any vehicle or other property damage, shall give his

name, and the vehicle license number he/she is driving and upon request,

exhibit his/her driver’s license to the person struck, or to the driver or

occupant of, or person attending the vehicle collided with, and shall render

reasonable assistance to any injured in such accident.

SECTION 92. DUTY UPON STRIKING UNATTENDED VEHICLE. The

driver of any vehicle that collides with any vehicle which is unattended shall

immediately stop and shall then locate and notify the operator or owner of the

unattended vehicle or if the operator or owner cannot be located, the driver

shall inform the nearest police station through any means of communication.

SECTION 93. DUTY UPON STRIKING FIXTURES ON A HIGHWAY. The

driver of any vehicle involved in an accident resulting only in damage to fixture

legally upon or adjacent to a street or highway shall take reasonable steps to

locate and notify the owner or person in-charge of such property and shall give

his name and address, and the vehicle license number he is driving, and upon

request, exhibit his driver’s license and shall make a report of such accident as

required by this Code.

SECTION 94. REPORT OF ACCIDENTS.

(a) The driver of any vehicle involved in an accident resulting in injury or

death of any person shall, immediately by the quickest means of

communication, give notice of such to the General Santos City Police

Office (GSCPO) or City Transport and Traffic Management Division

(CTTMD);

(b) The driver of any vehicle involved in property damage, shall make an

agreement to the persons whose property is involved as to the amount

of property damage sustained; provided however, that with or without

agreement between the two parties, the accident shall be reported

immediately to the General Santos City Police Office and City

Transport and Traffic Management Division (CTTMD);

(c) Every General Santos City Police Traffic Officer, with the assistance of

General Santos City Traffic Enforcer, in the regular course of duty,

investigate a motor vehicle accident of which report must be made as

provided herein, either at the time of and at the scene of the accident

of thereafter by interviewing participants or witness, shall within 24

hours after completing such investigation, forward a written report of

such accident to the City Transport and Traffic Management Division

(CTTMD).

SECTION 95. ACCIDENT REPORTS.

(a) The General Santos City Police Office, with the assistance of City Traffic

Enforcer, shall prepare and upon request, provide to the motor vehicle

repair shop and agencies concerned, forms for accident reports required.

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The written reports to be made by persons involved in accidents and by

investigating officers shall call for sufficient detailed information, such

as, causes of accident, existing conditions and the person and vehicle

involved. Written reports from the General Santos City Police Office shall

be made within a maximum period of three (3) working days;

(b) Accidents must be recorded using the prescribed Accident Report Form

agreed upon by the CTTMD, GSCPO and other national agencies for

uniformity;

(c) The City Traffic Enforcer, for purposes of data bank of the CTTMD, shall

document, report, and monitor the accident in prescribed form called

“Daily Road Accident monitoring Report.” The City Traffic Enforcer shall

inhibit himself/herself from investigating accident; however, he/she is

allowed to make a rough sketch of the vehicle accidents before the police

arrive.

SECTION 96. MOTOR VEHICLE REPAIR SHOP TO REPORT. Owners of

Motor Repair Shops are required to report to the GSCPO and CTTMD all

vehicles involved in accidents of suspicious circumstances (carnapping,

kidnapping or any other crimes, etc.) using the prescribed form prepared by

the CTTMD called “Motor Vehicle Repair Shop Report.” The report must be

confidential between the repair shop and the GSCPO and the CTTMD. (All

prescribed form and procedures will be duly provided under the IRR).

SECTION 97. ACCIDENT REPORTS CONFIDENTIAL. All accident

reports in writing made by a person involved in accidents or by motor vehicle

repair shop shall be for the confidential use of the CTTMD, General Santos City

Police Office and the City Mayor having use for the records for accident

prevention purposes, except that the General Santos City Police Office may

disclose the identity of a person involved in an accident when such identity is

not otherwise known or when such person denies his presence at such

accident;

No such report shall be used as evidence in any trial, civil or criminal,

arising out of an accident except upon order of any Court which the General

Santos City Police Office shall comply.

SECTION 98. WHEN DRIVER UNABLE TO REPORT.

(a) An accident report is not required under this Article from any person

who is physically incapable of making report during the period of such

incapacity;

(b) Whenever the driver of a vehicle is physically incapable of giving an

immediate notice of an accident as required in Section 95 and there was

another occupant in the vehicle at the time of the accident capable of

doing so, such occupant shall make a report not made by the driver or if

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the driver is not the owner of the vehicle, then the owner of the vehicle

involved in such accident report not made by the driver.

SECTION 99. RESPONSIBILITY TO TABULATE AND ANALYZE

ACCIDENT REPORTS. Without impinging on the authority of the General

Santos City Police Office (GSCPO), the City Transport and Traffic Management

Division (CTTMD) shall tabulate and analyze all accident reports and shall

publish annually the statistical information based on the number and

circumstances of traffic accidents.

SECTION 100. COPIES OF REPORTS TO BE FURNISHED TO THE

OFFICE OF THE CITY MAYOR. The General Santos City Police Office (GSCPO)

shall furnish true copies of all accident reports within 48 hours from the filing

thereof, to CTTMD and the Office of the City Mayor.

ARTICLE XVI

OPERATION OF BICYCLES AND ANIMAL-DRAWN CARRIAGES

(Chapter IX of Ordinance 11 Title 32)

SECTION 101. EFFECT OF REGULATIONS. The regulations applicable to

bicycles and animal-drawn carriages, shall apply whenever bicycles and

animal-drawn carriages are operated upon any road or upon any path set aside

for the exclusive use of such carriages and bicycles.

SECTION 102. LICENSE REQUIRED. No person, whether resident or not of

the City of General Santos, shall operate, ride or propel an animal-drawn

carriage or bicycle, on any street, highway, alley roadway, sidewalk or upon

any public path set aside for the exclusive use of such carriages or bicycles

unless such thereto as provided herein. The license is renewable every January

the following year.

SECTION 103. REGISTRATION. All animal-drawn carriages and bicycles

owned by residents of the City of General Santos shall be registered with the

CTTMD, through the Permitting Unit, issuance of license plates and upon

payment of authorized amount to the City Treasurer’s Office:

For Animal-Drawn Carriage PhP 150.00 annually

For Bicycle Php 150.00 annually

Renewal of registration shall be every one year from the date a bicycle or

animal-drawn carriage has been registered.

SECTION 104. ATTACHMENT OF LICENSE PLATE. The license plate shall

be firmly attached to the rear of the animal-drawn carriage or rear mudguard

of frame of the bicycle for which it is issued in such position as to be plainly

visible from the rear.

SECTION 105. LIGHTING, WARNING SIGNS. An animal-drawn carriage

and bicycle operated at night shall be equipped with the headlight visible at

least 60 meters to the front and a rear red reflex mirror or reflectorized tape

visible for a distance of 60 meters to the rear.

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It shall be unlawful for any cyclist and bicycle owners to ply along public

streets/roads and avenues within General Santos City without providing their bicycles with front and rear lights as well as reflectorized materials.

Any person or persons violating this section shall be subject to a fine of Five

Hundred Pesos (P500.00).

SECTION 106. OPERATING A BICYCLE AND ANIMAL-DRAWN

CARRIAGE ON PUBLIC ROADS.

(a) No person is allowed to drive a bicycle on public roads and national

highway who is not at least 18 years of age;

(i) A person driving a bicycle who is below 18 years old shall be given

due warning for the first offense;

(b) A driver of a bicycle shall not ride other than upon or astride a

permanent and regular seat attached thereto;

(c) A driver of a bicycle shall not carry more persons at one time than he

number for which it is designed and equipped;

(d) A driver of a bicycle shall not place any cargo or passenger in between

the driver’s arms or between the steering bar and the driver;

(e) A driver of a bicycle shall not hitch the same or himself to any moving

vehicle upon any roadway;

(f) A driver of a bicycle shall keep at least one hand upon the handle bars;

(g) No person shall operate a bicycle unless it is equipped with a bell, a

horn or other devices capable of giving a signal for a distance of at least

100 feet except siren or whistle;

(h) No person shall drive a bicycle on a major city streets or highways,

unless otherwise designated by CTTMD;

(i) Every bicycle shall be equipped with a brake which will enable the

operator to make the braked wheel skid on dry, level, clean pavement;

(j) A driver of bicycle shall not park his/her bicycle along pedestrian

sidewalks;

(k) A driver if bicycle shall wear a protective helmet to be worn all the time

when traveling a distance of more than ten (10) kilometers;

(l) A driver/operator of a bicycle or animal-drawn carriage shall not

operate at a speed greater than what is reasonable and prudent under

the existing conditions;

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(m)Every bicycle or horse-drawn carriage when operated at night shall be

equipped with a lamp on the front which shall emit a white light from a

distance of at least 20 feet to the front and with a rear red light/ red

reflector/red reflex mirror or lamp/reflectorized material visible at a

distance of 200 feet to the rear.

SECTION 107. PENALTIES. Penalties shall be imposed upon the driver or

owner/operator of animal-drawn carriage or bicycle for the violations indicated

hereunder:

(i) No registration Php 100.00

(ii) No plate number Php 100.00

(iii) Not equipped with bell, horn Php 100.00

(iv) No headlight Php 100.00

(v) No red light to the rear Php 100.00

(vi) No red reflector on its rear Php 100.00

(vii) Carrying more persons than it Php 100.00

Is designed and equipped

(viii) With electronic devices such as confiscation of

car stereo, radio, and other device and device and

devices that create public nuisance Php 100.00

The apprehending City Traffic Enforcer shall have the authority to

confiscate the device to be deposited at the CTTMD;

The device shall be claimed by the owner/driver/operator within seven

(7) working days upon payment of corresponding fee of Php 150.00, otherwise

the device shall be up for auction. The proceeds of the sale shall go to the

General Fund.

SECTION 108. BICYCLE LANE. The PSO, with the safety of the

bicyclists as its utmost concern and upon meaningful consultation with a

bicycle associations/federation, shall prepare a bicycle route development

plan that would include designation of bicycle lanes all over the city apart or

exclusive from motor vehicle lanes, where permissible;or shared roadways, if

the construction of bicycle lanes are not permissible due to physical

constraints; as well as bicycle parking terminals.

SECTION 109. TRAFFIC LAWS APPLICABLE TO OPERATING AN

ANIMAL-DRAWN CARRIAGE OR PERSONS RIDING BICYCLES. The

provisions of this Code granting right to and imposing duties upon a driver of a

vehicle shall apply to every person riding a bicycle or operating an animal-

drawn carriage upon a road, except those provisions that by their very nature

are not applicable.

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ARTICLE XVII

PEDESTRIAN RIGHTS AND DUTIES

(Article VI, Chapter XI of Ordinance 11 Title 32)

SECTION 110. PEDESTRIAN CROSSING.

(a) A driver of a vehicle approaching a pedestrian crossing shall travel at a

speed that, if necessary to comply with this Section, the driver will be

able to stop the vehicle before reaching the pedestrian crossing;

(b) A driver shall give way to any pedestrian who is on a pedestrian crossing;

(c) A driver shall not permit any portion of the vehicle to enter upon a

pedestrian crossing even if any vehicle headed in the same direction is

stopped on the approach side of, or upon pedestrian crossing apparently

for the purpose of complying with this Section;

(d) A driver of a vehicle turning or intending to turn right or left shall yield to

any pedestrian who is on a pedestrian crossing;

(e) When a vehicle is stopped to give way to a pedestrian, the driver of a

vehicle approaching from the rear shall not overtake or attempt to pass

such stopped vehicle.

SECTION 111. DUTIES OF PEDESTRIANS. A pedestrian:

(a) Shall cross a thoroughfare at marked crosswalk, pedestrian crossing,

pedestrian overpass, or pedestrian footway;

(b) When on a footway, marked crosswalk, or pedestrian crossing, shall keep

as close as practicable to the right side of the footway;

(c) When crossing a thoroughfare at an intersection shall keep right of

pedestrian crossing in the opposite direction;

(d) When crossing a thoroughfare or portion of a thoroughfare shall do so

promptly by the shortest and most direct route, as may be practicable, to

the thoroughfare boundary; and

(e) A pedestrian or passenger shall board or alight from PUJ in designated

PUJ Loading and Unloading Zone.

(f) Pedestrians shall be subject to traffic control signals at intersections and

other signalized crossings, but at all other places pedestrians shall be accorded the privileges and shall be subject to the restrictions hereinafter

stated.

(g) Vehicles to yield right-of-way to pedestrians in crosswalk.-

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(i) When traffic control signals are in operation, the driver of a vehicle turning or intending to turn right or left shall likewise yield the right

of way to pedestrians lawfully within the crosswalk; (ii) When traffic control signals are not in place or not in operation and

traffic is not being directed by a traffic enforcer or police officer, the driver of the vehicle shall yield the right-of-way, slowing down or

stopping if necessary, in order to yield to a pedestrian crossing the roadway within the marked or unmarked crosswalk;

(ii) Whenever any vehicle is stopped in order to yield the right–of-way to a pedestrian, the driver of any other vehicle approaching from the rear shall not overtake or attempt to pass such stopped

vehicle;

SECTION 112. RESTRICTIONS ON PEDESTRIANS. A pedestrian shall

not:

(a) While waiting to board a vehicle stand on any portion of the

thoroughfare;

(b) Proceed from footway toward a vehicle that has not fully stopped for the

purpose of boarding it;

(c) Alight from or board a moving vehicle, or do so at an area where loading

and unloading is prohibited;

(d) Remain on a pedestrian crossing, or marked crosswalk longer than

necessary for the purpose of passing over the thoroughfare with

reasonable dispatch;

(e) Stand up a footway or thoroughfare so as to inconvenience, obstruct,

hinder or prevent the free passage of any pedestrian or any vehicle;

(f) No pedestrian shall enter any marked or unmarked crosswalk or part

thereof when the pedestrian signal display prohibits crossing or when it

is forbidden to do so by traffic signs;

(g) No pedestrian shall cross any roadway within any business district

except within a marked or unmarked crosswalk, nor any roadway in any

residence district within 200 feet of any intersection except within a

marked or unmarked crosswalk at such intersection;

(h) Pedestrian shall move, whenever practicable, upon the right of half of

crosswalk; and

(i) No person shall enter upon or cross any roadway or portion of any

roadway designated by the Sangguniang Panlungsod as closed to

pedestrian traffic, except within an authorized marked crosswalk. The

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City Mayor’s Office shall from time to time determine the roadways or

portions roadways that are to be closed to pedestrian traffic.

SECTION 113. PEDESTRIANS ON THOROUGHFARES. Except when

there is a sidewalk or footway, a pedestrian:

(a) Proceeding along a thoroughfare shall, when practicable, travel on the

thoroughfare or side of the thoroughfare used by vehicles travelling in

the opposite direction, and shall keep close as the pedestrian can to the

boundary of the thoroughfare on the left of the pedestrian;

(b) Shall not proceed along a thoroughfare abreast of more than one (1)

pedestrian, except in a procession or parade authorized by the proper

authority;

(c) Pedestrian Walking Along Roadways.-

(i) Where sidewalks are provided, it shall be unlawful for any pedestrian to walk along and upon an adjacent roadway.

(ii) Where sidewalks are not provided, any pedestrian walking along and

upon a roadway hall, when practicable walk only on the left side of the roadway or its shoulder facing traffic which may approach from

the opposite direction. (iii)No person shall stand on, walk along, or otherwise occupy any portion

of a public street or highway, including the shoulder or sidewalk area,

for the purpose of soliciting a free ride (hitch-hiking) from the driver of any vehicle.

(d) Loading and Unloading on a Signalized Intersection.-

(i) Nopersonshall board or alight on a vehicle, whether private or public, near the signalized intersection except on the designated loading and unloading area;

(ii) No person driving a vehicle whether private or public shall solicit,

load or unload passenger while they are queuing at the approach to signalized intersection.

(e) It shall be unlawful for any person to cross any main street intersection provided with a pedestrian lane without following the same and without

strictly observing traffic rules and regulations for the same in General Santos City.

The prohibition mentioned in the preceding paragraph shall also apply to any person crossing any main street provided with a pedestrian lane without following the same regardless of his/her distance between him/her and

designated pedestrian lane.

It shall be prohibited for any vehicle, whether motor or animal-driven, to stop right on the pathway of the pedestrian lane, thereby obstructing the free traffic to pedestrians along the same.

SECTION 114. PENALTIES. Erring pedestrians under this Article shall be

cited and issued Pedestrian Citation Receipt (PCR) and be penalized with a fine

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as indicated in Appendix IX (Schedule of Fines and Penalties) or four (4) hours

community service to be determined by the CTTMD in coordination with the

CSWD.

ARTICLE XVIII

OPERATION OF MOTORIZED TRICYCLE-FOR-HIRE

(Chapter V and VII of Ordinance 11 Title 32)

SECTION 115. EFFECT OF REGULATIONS. The regulations

applicable to motorized tricycle-for-hire shall apply whenever Motorized

Tricycles-for-Hire (MTH) or an e-tricycle is operated upon any road.

SECTION 116. CLASSIFICATION OF MOTORIZED TRICYCLE- FOR-

HIRE. The following classification is established for purposes of registration

and regulations:

(a) Type of Use:

(i) MTH used for transporting passengers; and

(ii) MTH used for commerce, trading of merchandise, other uses;

(b) Type of Fuel:

(i) Conventional (gasoline-fed);

(ii) Unconventional (solar-powered, LPG, electric, battery-operated);

(c) Type of Make:

(i) Sidecar;

(ii) Centercar.

SECTION 117. MOTORIZED TRICYCLE-FOR-HIRE REGISTRATION

AND LICENSING.

(1) Qualification –

Filipino citizen; 18 years old and above; and a resident of the city

of General Santos for at least one (1) year; Provided that, no MTOP

shall be granted unless the applicant is himself the owner of the

unit with a valid certificate of registration (CR) issued by the LTO-

Gen. Santos City; Provided further, that the applicant has not been

previously issued an MTOP; Furthermore, grantees of MTOP must

carry a common carrier insurance taken out from an LTO-

accredited insurer, which insurance policy is sufficient to answer

for any liability it may incur to passengers and third parties in case

of any incident involving the subject MTH.

(2) Registration and Licensing Fees - MTOP may be issued to an

applicant upon payment of the following annual regulatory fees in

the City Treasurer’s Office:

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Regulatory Fees Amount

Application Fee/Renewal Php 300.00

Filing Fee for Amendment of MTOP

- Change Address Php 200.00

- Change Unit Php 200.00

Environmental Fee Php 200.00

Inspection Fee Php 300.00

CTTMD-issued driver’s ID Php 100.00

Penalty for late renewal of MTOP Php 200.00

Provided, that an additional of P 50 for every month of late renewal

shall be imposed, Provided further that, in case of late renewal for more

than one year, the MTOP shall be automatically cancelled

A. REQUIREMENTS FOR NEW MOTORIZED TRICYCLE OPERATORS PERMIT a.) 2 copies – verified application; b.) 2 copies – voter’s certication from COMELEC; or in the absence thereof, a barangay certification to the effect that the applicant is a resident of the barangay for a specified length of time c.) 2 copies – Certificate of Registration which must be issued by the LTO-Gen. Santos City; official receipt. d.) 2 copies – Sketched location of garage or residence. e.) 1 copy – Picture of the unit (front view only) B. REQUIREMENT FOR EXTENSION, RENEWAL OF MOTORIZED TRICYCLE OPERATORS PERMIT (MTOP) - same as in “A” C. PETITION FOR DROPPING AND SUBSTITUTION ANYTIME FROM DATE OF APPROVAL a.) 2 copies – verified petition;

c.) 3 copies – Certificate of Registration and Official Receipt for payment of Registration. d.) 3 copies – Receipt of returned Plate e.) 3 copies – Official Receipt for payment of Annual Franchise Fee or Supervision Fee. f.) 3 copies – Certificate of Registration and Official Receipt for payment of Registration or Pro forma Invoice of unit/s in substitution (LTO). D. PETITION FOR AMENDMENT OF LINE/UNIT a.) 5 copies – verified petition; b.) 3 copies – CPC, MCH, PA, Decision or

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Computerized Certificate or MTOP, whichever is applicable. c.) 3 copies – O.R. / C.R. d.) 3 copies – Proof of payment of Quarterly percentage taxes for the preceding year; Certificate of exemption if the Franchise Holder is tax-exempt. e.) 3 copies – Proof of payment of Annual Franchise Fee or Supervision Fees.

SECTION 118. OPERATING CONDITIONS OF MOTORIZED

TRICYCLE-FOR-HIRE.

For safety reasons, no tricycle should operate on national highways utilized by four (4)-wheeled vehicles greater than four (4) tons and where

normal speed exceeds forty (40) KPH. However, the Sangguniang Panlungsod shall provide exceptions under Section 200 (Article XVIII on Transitory Provisions) where there is no other alternative route.

(1.) Pursuant to DILG MC No. 07-01, s. 2007, the city shall be divided

into four clusters, of which three clusters shall have its own unique color for all its MTHs:

(a) NEON ORANGE CLUSTER shall include the following barangays: Calumpang; Fatima/Uhaw; Apopong; Tambler; Bawing; San Jose;

Sinawal; and, portion of Labangal (west of Makar traffic signal light).

Tricycles plying this district shall be referred to as “orange MTH.” (b) MINT GREEN CLUSTER shall include the following barangays:

City Heights; San Isidro; Mabuhay; Conel; Olympog; Upper Labay; and portion of Lagao (northwest of national highway only); and portion of Katangawan (northwest of national highway only); and

portion of Tinagacan (northwest of national highway only) and portion of Batomelong (northwest of national highway only).

Tricycles plying this district shall be referred to as “green MTH.”

(c) PINK CLUSTER shall include the following barangays: Bula; Buayan; Baluan; Ligaya; and portion of Katangawan (southeast of

national highway only); and portion of Tinagacan (southeast of national highway only); and portion of Batomelong (southeast of national highway only).

Tricycles plying this cluster shall be referred to as “red MTH.”

(d) CBD OR “NEWS” CLUSTER OR “MELTING POT” CLUSTER to include the following barangays: Dadiangas East; Dadiangas West;

Dadiangas South; Dadiangas North; portion of Lagao (south-east of the National Highway); portion of Labangal (east of the Makar traffic signal light).

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An orange MTH,or a green MTH or a pink MTH may enter the

melting pot cluster, but are not authorized to enter other clusters not their own.

(2.) A common color scheme for all MTHs in the same cluster should be

imposed; each unit shall be assigned and must bear an identification number, aside from its LTO licensed plate number. On

the other hand, private tricycles, including those “for family use only”, must be colored purple and in way shall be allowed to use the same color scheme as that of the cluster’s, for easier identification.

(3.) An operator wishing to stop service completely, or to suspend service

for more than one month, should report in writing such termination

or suspension to the MTFRB.

(4.) The MTOP shall be valid for three (3) years, renewable for the same period. Transfer to another cluster shall be construed as an amendment to an MTOP and shall require appropriate approval of

the MTFRB.

(5.) Change of ownership of MTH shall ipso facto cancel the MTOP. No MTOP shall be a subject of sale, disposition, assignment, transfer or any kind of encumbrance; otherwise, it will automatically cancel the

MTOP by operation of law.

Selling of franchise or MTOP shall be declared illegal; Any sale of

franchise or MTOP, or even mere attempt to sell, shall ipso facto cancel

the MTOP or franchise.

(6.) The driver of MTH shall carry at all times the photocopy of MTOP,

LTO-issued Official Receipt and Certificate of Registration;

(7.) (a.) The name of the operator-driver-franchisee should be reflected

on both sides of MTH, on outside portion with a three (3)-inch lettering of the operator’s name and two (2)-inch lettering of the MTOP number and his residence.

(b.) For the driver, the identification card should be posted or hanged inside the front portion of the tricycle with a 2x2 ID picture;

driver’s full name and his address is reflected.

(c.) The LTO Plate Number should be maintained on the designated place; first, on both sides of the outside portion of the tricycle; second, on the outside rear portion of the tricycle; third, on the

inside portion of the backseat; and fourth, one (1) on the front portion of the tricycle as designated by the LTO.

(8.) For safety reasons, no MTH with an aging of more than thirteen (13) years would be granted an MTOP/franchise.

(9.) No MTH shall be granted an MTOP, unless its built complies with

the design and built and other specifications outlined in this Code. An MTH moving on any road used for transporting passengers, or

waiting, parking or standing conspicuously soliciting passengers

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with sidecar not in conformity with design and specifications under

this Code shall be apprehended and shall be impounded in the city

impoundment area;

(10.) Only MTH with motorcycles 125cc and above shall be qualified for

the granting of franchise or MTOP;

(11.) The MTFRB shall regulate the number of holders of MTOP allowed to

ply in every approved district;

(12.) The owners/operators of MTH shall show proof of garage for their

MTH;

(13.) For safety reasons, no MTH should be allowed to carry or conduct more passengers and/or goods than it is designed for.

(14.) There shall be no designated terminals for MTH.

(15.) An MTH shall be allowed to operate like a taxi service, i.e. service is rendered upon demand and without a fixed route within a district, provided prior authority shall be secured from the MTFRB.

(16.) All of the above requirements will be a pre-requisite for the approval

of the MTOP. However, in order to promote the use e-tricycle and

other vehicles using renewable sources of energy, the City Mayor may provide incentives such as, but not limited to financial subsidy;

no MTOP requirements for at least three years; and, waiver of fees of whatever kind or nature.

SECTION 119. FARES AND FARE MATRIX.

The minimum fare of MTH in the city is at Seven Pesos (Php 7.00) per passenger for the first four (4) kilometers; however, there is an additional fare

of Php 1.50 per kilometer, if the distance traverse exceeds 4 kilometers. Provided, that the prevailing transportation fare privileges granted by law to

students, senior citizens and persons with disability (PWD) shall continue to apply. Shortchanging the passenger, as defined under Republic Act 10909

shall constitute a violation of this section. When the origin-destination is only CBD-CBD, the minimum fare is still

Seven Pesos (P 7.00), as the shortest distance from any point to any point never exceeds four (4) kilometers.

There is hereby required the posting of copies of the notice of the respective tricycle fare rate/tariff in every tricycle plying within the City. The

dimension of the notice bearing the tricycle fare rates/tariff shall be one half (1/2) sheet of long sized bond paper.

Any violation of this Ordinance shall subject the offender driver/operator

of MTH to a fine of One Thousand Pesos (P1,000.00) and a cancellation of his

franchise.

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SECTION 120. RESPONSIBILITIES OF MTH

OWNER/OPERATOR/DRIVER.

It shall be the sole responsibility of the owner/operator of MTH over the

franchising, registration, qualifications, and conduct of the driver hired to

transport passengers/goods, as provided for in this code.

Kabit system is hereby declared illegal, and shall subject the MTOP to

outright revocation by operation of law.

It shall be the responsibility of the driver to act, perform, and follow

traffic laws, rules and regulations of the City of General Santos, as provided for

in this Code, and maintain the MTH for the safety and comfort of passengers.

SECTION 121. ADMINISTRATIVE SANCTIONS.

(a) Suspension of Franchise – The department head of the CTTMD or his

duly authorized representative may demand from any driver to

surrender his/her license plate in violation of the above regulation

and the Temporary Operator’s Permit (TOP) shall be issued to said

driver during the pendency of the case against him; Provided further,

that any holder or possessor of a driver’s license duly issued who

shall allow or permit the use of license by any other person shall be

suspended for a minimum period of one(1) month and a maximum

period of six (6) months after which, the former holder of driver’s

license may apply again for license;

(b) Revocation of Franchise – Any MTOP issued may be revoked by the

MTFRB whenever the holder of said license shall have been convicted

by final judgment of any of the following offenses:

(i) gross immoral conduct such as soliciting or acting as agent of

houses of ill-repute, regardless of whether or not committed

during the discharge of his calling as MTH driver;

(ii) when convicted of murder or homicide, robbery or theft, abuse

of chastity or any acts of lasciviousness, coercion or threats,

regardless of whether or not committed during the discharge of

his calling as an MTH driver.

SECTION 122. ADMINISTRATIVE FINES. The following administrative

fines shall be imposed against owners, operators and drivers, of MTH for

violation of any provisions of this Article, provided however, that owners,

operators and drivers who are found liable for violating any other provisions of

this Code but not contained in this Article, shall also be subjected to the

corresponding prescribed penalty or fine thereof:

(a) On first offense: a fine of One Thousand Pesos (Php 1,000.00) and/or

suspension or cancellation of the franchise/provisional authority;

(b) For second offense: a fine of Two Thousand Pesos (Php 2,000.00);

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(c) Upon subsequent violations: a fine of Four Thousand Pesos

(Php 4, 000.00) for each succeeding offense;

(d) Duly authorized enforcement officers are hereby empowered to take

custody of, and impound the MTH for operating without a franchise or

special permit or with expired franchise/special permit;

(e) Compromise penalties for the following violations in the event a

violator opts to pay the same without resorting to judicial proceedings:

Violation Penalty

No LTO – driver’s license Php 500.00

Non-display of prescribed ID card issued by the CTTMD Php 100.00

Failure to secure the prescribed ID Php 500.00

Wearing of slippers or bare foot driving Php 100.00

Wearing of sleeveless shirt Php 100.00

Wearing of shorts Php 100.00

Smoking while driving (Three thousand pesos) Php3,000.00 (Ordinance No. 6, Series of 2015)

Non-wearing of shirt Php 100.00

Failure to carry MTOP Php 500.00

Overloading Php 500.00

Overcharging Php 500.00

Failure to display approved tariff rate Php 500.00

Failure to comply the route color coding Php 500.00

Installation of stereo Php 500.00

Wearing headphone, earphone while driving Php 500.00

Installation of additional extension Php 500.00

Not following prescribed routes Php 500.00

Traversing along national roads/highways Php 500.00

Unreasonable refusal to convey passengers Php 500.00

Use of tampered/fake MTH license plate Php 500.00

Without rear-view mirror Php 500.00

Operating with expired franchise Php 500.00

MTH apprehended under this Article shall be removed by authorized

city traffic enforcer from the road and shall be impounded at the city

impoundment area; Provided however, that the release of apprehended

MTH shall be subject to payment or penalty/ies stated in this Section,

other fees and charges as determined by the CTTMD subject to the

approval of the PSB.

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ARTICLE XIX

OPERATIONS OF PEDAL-OPERATED TRISIKAD

(Chapter VIII of Ordinance 11 Title 32)

SECTION 123. EFFECT OF REGULATIONS. The regulations applicable

to pedal-operated tricycle or trisikad shall apply whenever pedal-operated

tricycle, which is classified as “for hire”, “commercial use”, and “owner-

driven”, is operated upon any road or upon any path set aside for the

pedal-operated tricycles.

SECTION 124. CLASSIFICATION OF PEDAL-OPERATED TRICYCLE.

(a) Type of Use:

(i) For transport of passengers;

(ii) For vending merchandise;

(iii) For transport or delivery of goods;

(iv) For personal use.

(b) Type of Built:

(i) Sidecar;

(ii) Center car;

(iii) Cart-type.

SECTION 125. REGISTRATION AND LICENSING. An owner shall

register and secure a license plate in order to operate a pedal-operated tricycle:

(a) Qualification

(i) Filipino citizen, and (ii) a resident of city of General Santos;

(b) Registration and Licensing

(i) All trisikads shall register with the barangay for the issuance of

registration and pedicab license plates and upon payment of the

following amount to the barangay:

For transport of passengers Php 500.00 annually/unit

For vending merchandise Php 1,000.00 annually/unit

For transport or delivery of goods Php 1,000.00 annually/unit

Provided, however that the owner/operator shall have the option to

register the newly-acquired unit/units for a period of three (3)

years.

(ii) Newly acquired pedal-operated tricycle or trisikad shall be

registered within thirty (30) days from the date of acquisition;

(iii) Renewal of license plate shall be done annually from the date the

unit has been registered;

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(iv) Failure to register within periods specified above shall make the

owner of the pedicab liable to a fifty percent (50%) surcharge and

paragraph (ii) shall apply;

(v) No person shall operate a trisikad unless the same is registered

with the barangay where he/she resides and intends to operate a trisikad;

(vi) Renewal of trisikad shall be done every year;

(vii)Newly acquired trisikad shall not be allowed to operate unless it is registered with the barangay including the bicycle;

(viii)No registration or renewal of registration shall be allowed of units

which are unfit for public use or not roadworthy as determined by

the Barangay officials.

(c) The bicycle and its sidecar shall be registered with the barangay.

(i) Registration fees shall be as follows:

a) Trisikad for Hire

Bicycle - P50.00 Sidecar - P50.00

b) Trisikad for Commercial Use:

Bicycle - P50.00 Sidecar - P50.00

c) Private Trisikad:

Bicycle - P50.00

Sidecar - P30.00

Payment of registration or renewal of registration fees for trisikads shall be made to the concerned barangay which shall issue a corresponding receipt for registration plate for the current year, the sidecar to the concerned

barangay.

The last digit appearing in the plate number of trisikads shall be the basis for the date of registration/renewal of bicycles.

Insurance with time coverage of one (1) year for third (3rd) party liability, property damage and physical injuries shall be required upon registration or

renewal of trisikads. SECTION 126. TRISIKAD/PEDICAB. The respective barangay councils shall

prepare a barangay transport and traffic plan which would delimit the number

of trisikads that would be allowed to ply a certain route or within a subdivision

or area only. It shall likewise provide for the site of the terminals of the

trisikads which must not be less than ten (10) meters away from the main road

or highway, street corner or from the edge of pavements.

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As a rule, trisikads shall be allowed to operate only to serve the feeder

routes or the last-mile/last-kilometer trip of the passenger.

The barangay councils are enjoined to include in their barangay transport and traffic plan a bicycle sharing system in order to alleviate the last-

mile/last kilometer problem.

The barangay transportation and traffic plan with proper sketch plans shall be subject to the concurrence of the Sangguniang Panlungsod.

In the granting of permits or revision of routes or areas of operations of

the trisikads, the recommendations of the CTTMD shall be given due weight

and consideration by the respective barangay councils to ensure road safety

and minimize the traffic impact.

SECTION 127. ATTACHMENT OF LICENSE PLATE.

(a) The license plate number of a trisikad shall be prominently attached

to the rear portion of the trisikad clearly visible at a distance of fifty

(50) feet and the driver/operator shall always carry a photocopy of the

registration papers;

(b) DISPLAY OF LICENSE PLATE NUMBER AND CARRYING A

PHOTOCOPY OF THE REGISTRATION. – The registration plate number of a trisikad shall be prominently displayed at the rear

portion of the trisikad clearly visible at a distance of fifty (50) feet and the driver/operator shall always carry his/her photocopy of the registration papers.

SECTION 128. LIGHTING, WARNING SIGNS.

(a) LIGHT OF TRISIKADS. – Every trisikad being operated at night shall be equipped with light on the front which shall emit a white light from

a distance of at least Two Hundred (200) feet to the front and with a rear red reflex mirror or reflectorized tape visible for a distance of Two

Hundred (200) feet to the rear.

SECTION 129. RESTRICTIONS.

(a) Only approved cab and/or body prototype designed and

recommended by CTTMD are allowed for transport of passengers and

are qualified for issuance of franchise; Provided however, that a

trisikad moving or being operated on any road used for transporting

passengers, or waiting or parking with cab and/or body which does

not conform with the approved prototype shall be apprehended,

impounded and stored in the city impoundment area;

(b) Trisikad used for transport of passengers shall not be allowed to

operate on streets designated as “off-limits” by the CTTMD;

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(c) No trisikad shall traverse along national highway and secondary

roads;

(d) The license plate is non-transferable, it is punishable by a fine of Php

500.00, and if any person uses the license place that belongs to

another, the said person shall pay such fine;

(e) As far as practicable, the operation of pedicab used for transport of

passengers shall be limited within residential areas;

(f) The fare to be collected by trisikad driver from passengers shall not

exceed the rates approved by the CTTMD on public utility jeepneys in

General Santos City;

(g) A homeowners’ association of private subdivision may prescribe some

limitations regarding the operation of trisikads within said

subdivision, upon approval of the CTTMD, not contrary to the traffic

provisions of this Code;

(h) No person shall operate a trisikad unless it is equipped with a bell, a

horn or other devices capable of giving a signal for a distance of at

least 100 feet except siren or whistle;

(i) No electronic device shall be attached to the trisikad that would create

public nuisance such as, but not limited to, radios, stereos, and other

sound-generating devices;

(j) No person shall drive a trisikad, unless he/she wears long pants or

trousers, shirt and shoes;

(k) Using a license plate not issued by the CTTMD is punishable by a fine

Php 500.00 and impoundment;

(l) No person shall drive trisikad wearing headphones, using cell phones

to test or call and smoking is strictly prohibited.

(m) Pedicabs for hire shall not be allowed to operate in streets

designated as off-limits by the barangay concerned and the Sangguniang Panlungsod;

(n) As far as determined by the Barangay Officials, the operation of

trisikads shall be limited within residential areas;

(o) The rate of fees to be collected from trisikad passengers shall not

exceed the rates approved by the Land Transportation Franchising Regulatory Board (LTFRB) on public utility vehicles;

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(p) The total number of passengers of trisikad shall be limited to two (2)

persons excluding the driver.

SECTION 130. REGULATORY OFFICE AND ITS FUNCTION. The

barangay shall regulate the registration of trisikad with the following function;

(a) Registration of pedal-operated tricycles or trisikad;

(b) Implement its Barangay Transport and Traffic Management Plan for

trisikads, upon approval by the PSB, including designation of routes

for trisikad used for transporting passengers or goods, or both;

(e) Recommend other guidelines and standards on the operations of

pedal-operated tricycles subject to the approval of the PSB.

Only an individual can operate a trisikad in General Santos City. No person can own or operate more than one trisikad.

No person shall operate a trisikad unless it is equipped with a bell,

horn or other devices capable of giving a signal for a distance of at least One Hundred (100) feet except siren or whistle.

SECTION 131. VIOLATIONS AND PENALTIES. Penalties shall be

imposed upon the driver or owner/operator of the trisikad for the violations

indicated hereunder:

(a) For Owner of pedal-operated tricycles Penalty

(i) No registration Php 500.00

(ii) No barangay-issued license plate Php 500.00

(iii) Not equipped with bell, horn Php 500.00

(iv) No headlight Php 500.00

(v) No light or rear red reflex mirror Php 500.00

(vi) Failure to comply registration papers Php 500.00

(vii) With electronic device such as car stereo, Confiscation of

radio, and other devices that creates public device plus

nuisance Php 500.00

The apprehending City Traffic Enforcer shall have the authority to

confiscate the electronic sound device to be deposited at the CTTMD;

The device shall be claimed by the owner/driver within seven (7)

working days upon payment of corresponding fee of Php 1,000.00,

otherwise the device shall be up for auction. The proceeds of the sale

shall go to the General Fund of the barangay concerned;

(b) For drivers Penalty

(i) Driving without shirt Php 500.00

(ii) Driving in short pants Php 500.00

(iii) Driving in slippers Php 200.00

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(iv) Driving while wearing headphones/earphones Php 500.00

(v) Smoking while driving Php 1,000.00

(c) For pedal-operated tricycles used in Penalty

transporting passengers

(i) Operating outside the designated routes:

First Offense Php 500.00

Second and subsequent offenses Php 1,000.00

(ii) Traversing along national highway Php 500.00

(iii) Fare overcharging Php 500.00

(iv) Excess number of passengers as provided Php 500.00

in this article

A trisikad apprehended under this Article shall be removed by

authorized city traffic enforcer from the road and shall be impounded at

the city impoundment area; Provided however, the release of

apprehended trisikad shall be subject to payment of penalty/ies stated in

this Section, other fees and charges as determined by the CTTMD subject

to the approval of the Sangguniang Panlungsod.

The following administrative penalty shall be imposed upon the driver or owner/operator of the trisikad for the violations indicated hereunder:

DRIVER:

Violations of traffic rules and regulations and other traffic ordinances shall be dealt with the following penalties:

First Offense . . . . . . . . . P 25.00 Second Offense . . . . . . . . . 50.00 Third Offense . . . . . . . . . 75.00 or impoundment of the vehicle or both at the discretion of the LuponTagapayapa of the barangay concerned. Violations by picking up passengers within 50 meters away from the existing terminal, outside of this designated barangay/area: First Offense . . . . . . . . . P 100.00 or impoundment Second Offense . . . . . . . . . 200.00 or impoundment Third Offense . . . . . . . . . 300.00 or impoundment or both at the

discretion of the Lupong Tagapamayapa of the barangay concerned

ARTICLE XX

PUBLIC TRANSPORT ROUTES

SECTION 132. REGULATING THE OPERATION OF PUBs AND PUJs AND

MULTICABS, TAXIS AND SHUTTLE VANS.

Any application of public utility buses and jeepneys, including multicabs,

taxis and shuttle vans, for franchise and routes with the LTFRB, which

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terminates or originates within the City of General Santos or passes through

the city, shall be subject to preliminary evaluation and recommendation of the

PSB and for endorsement to the Sangguniang Panlungsod for approval. (See

APPENDIX XI for Jeepney and Multicab Routes)

(1) Operation of Vehicles at GSC Airport Without Valid Franchise

(a) No person, driver or operator of motor vehicle without valid franchise

to operate shall pick-up passenger for a fee at General Santos City

International Airport. Likewise, no person, driver or operator shall

offer contract of transport to a passenger for a fee inside the arrival

area of the airport;

(b) Violation of this Section shall be punishable by a fine of P3,000.00 or

imprisonment of ten (10) days, or both such fine and imprisonment at the discretion of the Court. If the violator is a corporation,

partnership, or cooperative, the president or manager shall be liable thereof;

(i) Where the violator who does not contest his or her apprehension and elect to pay the fine imposed under this Section, the enforcement

officer shall forthwith issue citation ticket to the person apprehended without resort to the Court. The citation ticket shall state or contain (a.) the name, signature, age and address of the person apprehended,

(b.) the material facts obtaining in the commission or omission of the crime defined and penalized under this Section, (c.) the amount of fine which is payable in favor of the City Government of General Santos,

and (d.) notice requiring the person apprehended for extra-judicial settlement of his or her violation by paying the prescribed amount of

fine at the Office of the City Treasurer within seventy-two (72) hours from issuance thereof, otherwise, appropriate complaint shall be filed against him/her before the court of law.

SECTION 133. ROUTES OF PUBLIC UTILITY BUSES AND JEEPNEYS.

Public utility buses and jeepneys, including taxis and shuttle vans with valid

authorization from the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board

(LTFRB) and whose routes terminates or originate within the City shall furnish

the City Transport and Traffic Management Division (CTTMD) a copy of their

approved routes prior to this Code;

Without necessarily modifying their basic authorized routes, the City

Transport and Traffic Management Division (CTTMD) may adjust the turning

points of public utility buses and jeepneys, and prescribe their loading or

unloading points.

SECTION 134. OPERATION OF PUBLIC UTILITY JEEPNEYS.

(a) It shall be prohibited for driver or owner or operator of PUJ to install or

equip car stereo, radio, or any audio gadgets in PUJ so as not to attract

the driver to switch on thereby impeding the hearing capability of the

driver;

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(b) No driver and conductor of PUJ shall conduct passengers wearing short

pants, sleeveless shirt, slippers, headphones/earphones, using cellular

phone while driving, and smoking while driving;

(c) It shall be required from owner or operator of PUJ for their hired driver

and conductor to be registered with the CTTMD;

(d) It shall be prohibited for driver to conduct passengers outside the routes

approved by LTFRB;

(e) It shall be prohibited for driver of PUJ to do “trip-cutting” to the

disadvantage of the riding public.

(f) It is prohibited for a driver of PUJ to divert or use other city roads aside

from its approved route; except such road diversion is caused by

untoward weather conditions or natural disasters, road accidents that

impede smooth traffic flow or other activities where temporary rerouting

is allowed by CTTMD or traffic enforcement officer on duty.

ARTICLE XXI

SEATBELT

SECTION 135. EFFECT OF REGULATIONS. The regulations applicable

to all private, government-owned, and diplomatic vehicles with four (4) to

multi-wheeler motor vehicles, and in compliance with R.A. 8750, otherwise

known as the “Seat Belt Use Act of 1999.”

SECTION 136. MANDATORY USE OF SEATBELTS.

(a) For their own safety, the driver and front seat passengers of a

public or private motor vehicle are required to wear or use their

seat belt devices while inside a vehicle of running engine on any

city road or thoroughfare; Provided, that for private vehicles, except

for jeeps, jeepneys, vans, buses and other private vehicles as may

be determined by the CTTMD, front and back seat passengers are

likewise required to use their seatbelt devices at all times;

(b) In the case of public motor vehicles, the driver shall be required to

immediately inform and require the front seat passengers upon

boarding a vehicle of running engine to wear the prescribed seat

belts. Any passenger who refuses to wear seatbelts shall not be

allowed to continue his/her trip;

(c) For special public service vehicles such as school services and

other similar vehicles as may be determined by the CTTMD, seat

belt devices should be provided and used by both drivers and front

seat passengers as defined herein and the first row passengers

immediately behind the driver at all times while inside a vehicle of

running engine;

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(d) Operational motor vehicles, both public and private, which are not

equipped with the required seat belt devices, are given one (1) year

to retrofit appropriate seatbelt devices in their vehicles.

SECTION 137. TYPE OF SEAT BELT DEVICES REQUIRED. The seat

belt devices required to be installed in all motor vehicles shall comply with the

standards and specifications established by the Bureau of Product Standards

of the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) in consultation with the LTO of

the Department of Transportation (DOTr); Provided however that the seat belt

devices installed in imported second-hand motor vehicles shall conform with

the standards and specifications of the Bureau of Product Standards for

purposes of importation and registration.

SECTION 138. CHILDREN TO SIT IN FRONT SEAT.Infants and/or

children ages six (6) years and below shall be prohibited to sit in front seat of

any motor vehicle.

SECTION 139. PROVISION FOR SEAT BELT.Amended under R.A 8750,

otherwise known as the Seat Belt Use Act of 1999, car manufacturers,

assemblers and distributors are required to ensure that seat belt devices are

properly installed before the distribution and sale of the said vehicles as

determined by the IRR thereon: Provided, that manufacturers, assemblers and

distributors of jeepneys may install a pelvis restraint or lap belt only in the

driver’s and front seat passengers’ seat and this shall be considered as

substantial compliance with the requirement of the said Article.

SECTION 140. PENALTIES AND FINES. The City Government of

General Santos City, through the City Transport and Traffic Management

Division shall impose fines against a driver/operator of public utility vehicle

operating in General Santos City roads and thoroughfares for violation of this

Article;

(a) On the Driver

(i) For failure to wear the prescribe seat belt devices and/

or failure to require his passengers to wear the

prescribe seat belt device;

(ii) Public utility vehicles shall post appropriate signage

instructing front seat passengers to wear seat belts

when inside the vehicle. Non-compliance hereof will

hold the driver and the operator liable.

SECTION 141. RESERVATION OF FRONT SEATS FOR PERSONS

WITH DISABILITY. Drivers and/or owners of public utility vehicles are

required to reserve the seat on the front for persons with disability.

ARTICLE XXII

WEIGHT, SIZE, LOAD

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SECTION 142. GROSS WEIGHT, AXLE AND WHEEL LOADS. No motor

vehicle or other power vehicle or combination of such vehicles equipped wholly

with pneumatic tires, which has a total gross weight, including vehicle and

load, in excess of the requirements as prescribed by the Land Transportation

Office (LTO), shall be operated or moved upon any public places, city roads and

street or highway.

SECTION 143. PROJECTING LOADS ON PASSENGER VEHICLES.No

passenger-type vehicle shall be operated on any road, street or highway with

any load thereon projecting beyond the extreme width of the vehicle, regardless

of the nature of the property being transported.

SECTION 144. LOADS TO BE PROPERLY SECURED. No vehicle shall

be driven or moved on any road, street or highway:

(a) Unless such vehicle is so constructed or loaded as to prevent any

of its load from dropping, shifting, leaking, or otherwise escaping

therefrom, except that soil, sand, or gravel, may be dropped for the

purpose of traction, or water or other substance may be sprinkled

on a roadway in cleaning or maintaining the roadway;

(b) With any load not entirely within the body of the vehicle; Provided,

however, that the ropes, straps, cargo nets, locks or other suitable

mechanical device to prevent such load from dropping onto the

highway or from shifting in any manner and further, that this

provision shall not be deemed to supersede the provision of Section

141 herein above;

(c) With any load consisting partially or entirely of loose paper, empty

cartons, crates, or any other material susceptible of being blown or

carried by the wind, unless such load is entirely covered by

tarpaulin, net, canopy or other suitable material, effectively

preventing any part of such load from being blown or carried by

the wind; Provided however, that this paragraph shall apply to any

vehicle carrying a load consisting entirely of soil, sand, coral or

gravel, to prevent particles thereof from being blown or carried by

the wind.

SECTION 145. TRAFFIC OFFICERS MAY WEIGH VEHICLES AND

REQUIRE REMOVAL OF EXCESS LOADS.

(a) The City Traffic Enforcer having reason to believe that the weight of a

vehicle and load is unlawful, is authorized to require the driver to stop

and submit to weighing of such vehicle by means of a portable or

stationary weighing scale or may require that the vehicle be driven to

the nearest public weighing scale available in the area;

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(b) Whenever a traffic enforcer/officer upon weighing a vehicle and load

as above provided, determines that the weight is unlawful, the officer

may require the driver to stop the vehicle in a suitable placeand

remain standing until portion of the load is removed as may be

necessary to reduce the gross weight to such limit as permitted.

All materials so unloaded shall be cared for by the owner or operator

of the vehicle at their own risk;

(c) Any driver of a vehicle who fails or refuses to stop and submit the

vehicle and load to weighing when directed by a Traffic

Enforcer/Officer shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.

SECTION 146. EXCESSIVE WIDTH, HEIGHT OF VEHICLES

RESTRICTED. No motor vehicle or other power vehicle of a greater width than

nine (9) feet, including load, and a height of fifteen (15) feet, shall be operated

on any city street or highway except under the provisions herein specified.

SECTION 147. RESTRICTING THE USE OVER BRIDGES.

(a) No person shall drive or operate any motor vehicle having an

aggregate weight of vehicle and load in excess of the specified

allowable weight indicated over any bridge in the City;

(b) No person shall drive any motor vehicle over any wooden bridge at

a speed greater than 10 kilometers per hour;

(c) A driver of any motor vehicle when travelling over said wooden

bridge shall not approach within ten (10) feet of another motor

vehicle proceeding in the same direction.

SECTION 148. PERMIT TO MOVE EQUIPMENT AND/OR LOAD OF

EXCESSIVE WEIGHT, WIDTH OR HEIGHT.

(a) No vehicle shall be moved, transported or caused to be moved through

the city streets having an equipment and/or load of excessive weight,

width or height unless a permit or clearance has been issued by the

department head of the CTTMD;

(b) All applications for permit required under this section shall be made

in writing to the CTTMD and shall contain the following:

(i) Description of the vehicle, equipment and/or load to be moved;

(ii) Street location or other identifying description of the place to

which the same is to be moved;

(iii) Complete designation of the route to be followed;

(iv) Height, width and length of the same;

(v) Time at which the movement of the same will commence and

terminate;

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(vi) Certified statement that the moving contractor has examined

the route and determined that there will be a clearance of at

least one (1) foot on each side of the vehicle, equipment and/or

any possible obstruction existing along such route;

(c) No permit shall be issued unless:

(i) The applicant shall have secured and presented to the issuing

officer all clearances required by any law, ordinance or

regulation;

(ii) There is more than one (1) foot clearance on each side of the

vehicle and/or equipment along the route to be followed;

(iii) The issuing officer shall be satisfied that there are available

sufficient pull out areas for the use in case of delay or

breakdown; and

(iv) The applicant shall have filed with the TMO, a certificate of any

insurance carrier that there is a comprehensive automobile

liability insurance policy covering said applicant and his

authorized agents, executors, administrators, heirs and

assignees for a minimum amount of Php 30, 000.00 in case of

bodily injury to or death of one or more persons in any accident

or damage to or destruction of property;

(d) The CTTMD may, upon the department head’s discretion or any

authorized representative, change and designate another route to be

followed or the time during which the movement shall be made prior

to the issuance of a permit.

SECTION 149. REGULATION AS TO MOVEMENT OF LOADS OF

EXCESSIVE WIDTH ON CITY STREETS.

(a) Such loads of excessive width shall be moved or transported at any

time upon the discretion of the issuing officer that may be diverted

over an alternate route and where the flow of city traffic will not be

unduly impeded by such movement;

(b) The maximum speed of movement of such loads shall be 25

kilometers per hour;

(c) When movements are permitted during daytime, such loads shall be

marked at each corner by a red flag;

(d) When movements are made at night, such loads shall be lighted by at

least one (1) string of incandescent lamp spaced at a maximum of five

(5) feet on center around the entire load. At least one lamp in string

shall be located at each corner of the load. All such lamps shall be

located not less than five (5) feet from the roadway surface.

In addition thereto, at least one (1) lamp shall be placed or located at

each corner and at the lowest point of the load. All lamps located at

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the corners of the load shall be red in color and not less than one

hundred (100) watts each, all others may be red, white or amber in

color and shall not be less than fifty (50) watts each. Sufficient

lanterns shall be provided of the colors specified for incandescent

lamps to be used in the event of power failure or other similar

emergency to insure that the minimum lighting required by this

Traffic Code is maintained at all times;

(e) The vehicle or tractor carrying, transporting or drawing such load at

night shall be equipped with at least two (2) flashing yellow lights of

not less than six (6) inches in diameter which shall be mounted on

each side at the front of the vehicle or tractor, near the headlight but

not in the same horizontal line therewith;

(f) All military tactical movements shall be exempted from the provisions

of this Section.

SECTION 150. PASSING OF VEHICLES OVER FIVE (5) TONS ON

SUBDIVISION ROAD ALREADY CONVERTED TO CITY ROAD.

(a) That except in cases of compelling necessity such as delivery of things

and goods at places within the subdivision or in times of emergencies

such as fires or in any form of conflagration or when authorized by

the Sangguniang Panlungsod, it shall be unlawful for vehicles over

five (5) tons in weight to enter, pass or make use of subdivision roads

within the City of General Santos;

(b) That in cases of deliveries of things or goods at places within the

subdivision, the prohibited vehicles shall in no case stay therein

longer than one (1) hour and/or after the delivery has been made or

completed.

SECTION 151. PUBLIC TRANSPORT UTILITY VEHICLE WITH LESS

THAN EIGHTEEN (18) PASSENGERS PASSING SECONDARY STREETS.

(a) Public transport utility vehicles with less than eighteen (18)

passengers seating capacity shall only be allowed to operate, ply or

pass through secondary streets, thoroughfares or roads in the city

subject to existing certificates of public convenience issued by the

Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB).

SECTION 152. MOVEMENTS OF TRAILERS, TRUCKS, OR ANY

APPROVED TRANSPORTATION MEDIUM LINKED TO A CONTAINER VAN.

No driver shall be allowed to operate a trailer or truck carrying 10, 20, 40, 45,

48, and 52 footer container vans in any city streets without safety locking

device, to prevent such container van to be thrown off or separated from the

trailer or truck while maneuvering on a bending, uneven or rough roads

thereby principally causing a road traffic accident.

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ARTICLE XXIII

LIMITED TRUCK BAN

SECTION 153. TRUCK ROUTES AND LIMITED TRUCK BAN.

All cargo trucks with six(6) wheels and above are hereby restricted or

prohibited from driving, passing or parking from 6:30am to 8:30am and 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm, Monday thru Saturday along the following roads enumerated in

Appendix X;

Signs and billboards to this effect shall be placed in conspicuous places within the respective places.

SECTION 154. VEHICLES EXEMPTED FROM LIMITED TRUCK BAN.

The following vehicles shall be exempt from coverage of the limited truck ban:

1. Without corresponding permit:

(a) Government-owned garbage trucks or government-contracted garbage

trucks;

(b) Fire trucks;

(c) Military trucks;

(d) Government trucks transporting materials or goods for a government

project;

(e) Government-owned or private towing trucks responding to emergency

situation;

(f) Private utility trucks responding to emergency circumstances;

(g) Ambulances;

(h) Trucks and vans carrying hospital or health-related cargo;

(i) Armored trucks and vans of banks and financial institutions;

(j) Trucks carrying merchandise for purposes of donation and free

distribution to various social welfare institutions;

2. With corresponding permit:

(a) Private cargo and hauling trucks carrying rice; unprocessed fruits and

vegetables; dairy and poultry products; fish; fresh water and marine

products; unprocessed/unpreserved dressed chicken and/or meat

and the like; frozen meat products; and export goods, which are

perishable in nature; and

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(b) Private transit concrete mixers and dump trucks for use or intended

to be used for government projects;

3. Application for exemption shall be filed at the PSB and shall pay

corresponding annual permit fee of Five Thousand Pesos (Php 5,000.00)

per vehicle at the City’s Treasurer’s Office and shall form part of the Traffic

Management Trust Fund;

SECTION 155. PAYMENT OF FINE.

a. The driver of the cargo trucks who violates the provision/s of this

ordinance shall be penalized with a fine of Five Thousand Pesos (Php 5,

000.00) to be paid at the City Treasurer’s Office and/or the subject motor

vehicle shall be impounded by the deputized law enforcers, upon

issuance of a traffic citation ticket and a motor vehicle impounding

permit (MVIP). In case of the insolvency of the driver, the owner of the

cargo trucks shall be subsidiarily liable;

b. Failure of driver/owner of the cargo truck, with business permit issued

by the City Government of General Santos, to pay the penalty within ten

(10) days from the date of apprehension for violation of Section 151, shall

cause immediate suspension of business permit; or

c. If the truck is covered by business permit issued by other local

government units, the said vehicle shall be impounded at the city

impounding area and shall be released only after the fine and

impounding charges are fully paid; and

d. On succeeding violations, this Section shall apply including payment of

applicable administrative fine under the city’s local tax ordinance.

ARTICLE XXIV

USE OF SOME TECHNOLOGIES FOR THE

OPERATION OF NO-PHYSICAL CONTACT APPREHENSION

SECTION 156. INSTALLATION AND USE OF VIDEO CAMERA. The

CTTMD shall install authorized video camera or CCTV in strategic places in the

different roads, streets, and highways of General Santos City to monitor traffic

congestion, and where necessary, to monitor traffic violations, and act

accordingly.

SECTION 157. USE OF SPEED CAMERA/GUNS TO APPREHEND

OVER SPEEDING MOTOR VEHICLES. Motor vehicles violating speed limits in

highways shall be recorded by duly authorized City Traffic Enforcement Officer

using authorized LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) speed guns, or other

vehicle speed recording technology, and take photos and videos as evidence of

violation.

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SECTION 158. USE OF VIDEO/DIGITAL CAMERA TO APPREHEND

VIOLATORS. Whenever a motor vehicle without a driver is found illegally

parked as provided in Article XII and Article XIII Section 79 (b) (i), Section 80

(b), (d) and (e), it shall be recorded by CTTMD or by a duly authorized City

Traffic Enforcement Officer using authorized digital camera and shall take as

many photos as are necessary as evidence of violation. The CTTMD shall

forthwith send the original copy of the summon to the violator specifying the

place and time where the violation was committed and attached thereto are the

photo/s of the vehicle and the traffic citation ticket,for the violator to answer

the charge against him/her within seven (7) days.

SECTION 159. AUTHORIZED PERSONNEL TO USE DIGITAL CAMERA.

The “no-physical contact apprehension” policy shall be strictly observed by City

Traffic Enforcement Officers who shall be issued digital cameras in

apprehending traffic violators.

ARTICLE XXV

MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

(Chapter II, Chapter VI and Chapter XIII of Ordinance 11 Title 32)

SECTION 160.DELEGATION OF THE POWER TO INSPECT THE

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS OF AN MTH.

Pursuant to a resolution passed by the MTFRB, the transport cooperatives

shall have the power to inspect on a regular basis the compliance of a tricycle

unit as to the physical requirements and technical specifications as mandated

in this Code, with due regard to the safety and comfort of the riding public.

SECTION 161. OFFICIAL PUV DRIVER IDENTIFICATION CARD

(a.)No person shall drive a Public Utility Vehicle (PUV) such as public

utility jeepneys, taxi cabs, motorized tricycle-for-hire, a passenger

vans, school transport service vehicles, with approved franchise plying

within the territorialjurisdiction of the City of General Santos, without

bearing an official identification card, issued by the City Transport

and Traffic Management Division (CTTMD), and shall be displayed

conspicuously inside the vehicle: provided however, that public utility

buses and trucks-for-hire are not covered by this paragraph;

(b.) Prior to the issuance of new or renewal of driver’s license from the

Land Transportation Office (LTO), an official identification card from

the City Transport and Traffic Management Division(CTTMD) shall be

secured by a PUV driver through mandatory attendance to seminar on

safety driving, road safety, road courtesy, discipline, traffic rules and

regulations, and city traffic code conducted by the City Transport and

Traffic Management Division (CTTMD) in cooperation with national

agencies concerned regarding transport and traffic laws, rules and

regulations;

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(i) The official identification card shall bear information on the

driver which includes: name of the driver and picture, city

residential address, control number, date of issuance and

expiration date, and other important information as determined

by the City Transport and Traffic Management Division

(CTTMD).

SECTION 162. OBSTRUCTION TO DRIVER’S VIEW OR DRIVING

MECHANISM.

(a.)No person shall drive a vehicle when it is so loaded, or when there are

in the front seat such number of persons exceeding two (a driver and

1 passenger for taxi, passenger van and private vehicle) while three

(3)trucks, so as to obstruct the view of the driver to the front or sides

of the vehicle as to interfere with the driver’s control over the driving

mechanism of the vehicle;

(b.) No passenger in a vehicle shall ride in such a position as to

interfere with the driver’s view ahead or to the sides, or to interfere

with his control over the driving mechanism of the vehicle.

SECTION 163. FOLLOWING EMERGENCY VEHICLES. A driver of any

vehicle shall not follow any emergency vehicle traveling in response to any

emergencies closer than 50 meters or approximately 165 feet; provided

however, the driver of any vehicle shall not drive into or parked within the

block where a fire apparatus has stopped in answer to fire alarm.

SECTION 164. PUTTING GLASS, ETC. ON CITY ROAD OR

HIGHWAY.Noperson shall throw or deposit upon any city road or highway, any

bottle, glass, nails, tacks, wires, cans, wood, used tires, or any substance such

as, but not limited to, automotive oil or fluid that are likely to injure any

person, animal or vehicle.

SECTION 165. TRACKING MUD UNTO CITY ROAD OR HIGHWAY. No

vehicle using the city street or highway shall track mud or dirt unto the

traveled portion of such city road or highway in such quantities that will

constitute a hazard when the roadway is wet, or obscure the painted pavement

markings thereon. In the event that the mud or dirt is unavoidably tracked

unto the city road or highway, it shall be the duty of the owner of the offending

vehicle to have such mud or dirt removed as quickly as possible.

SECTION 166. DRIVING THROUGH FUNERAL OR OTHER

PROCESSIONS.

(a.)No person shall drive a vehicle between the vehicles comprising a

funeral or other authorized procession while they are in motion. When

the lead car of any funeral or other processions shall have entered any

intersection, notwithstanding the light conditions at those

intersections controlled by traffic signal devices, then all other traffic

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shall yield the right of the way to all vehicles comprising such funeral

or other procession until it has passed through the intersection. The

foregoing provisions of this Section shall apply only to such funeral or

other processions moving under police escort;

(b.) No funeral, procession, assembly, or parade containing 100 or

more persons or 25 or more vehicles, excepting the Armed Forces of

the Philippines (AFP) and the forces of the Police and Fire

Departments, shall occupy march or proceed along any city street

except in accordance with a permit issued by the City Transport and

Traffic Management Division (CTTMD) and such other regulations as

set forth herein which may apply;

(c.) A funeral procession composed of any number of vehicles shall be

identified as such by the conspicuous display on the top center of

each vehicle a banner not less than twenty (20) centimeters or eight

(8) inches long and ten (10) centimeters or 4 inches wide

predominantly black or violet in color, with a word FUNERAL printed

on both sides thereof, in letters no less than four (4) centimeters or

1.5 centimeters in height and the display on the top center of both

lead vehicle and the end vehicle of a flashing amber light. While in the

procession each driver shall turn on the head lumps of his/her

vehicle as further identification.

SECTION 167. RESTRICTING ANIMALS ON CITY ROAD AND

HIGHWAY.

(a.)No person owning, controlling or having the possession of any

livestock or animals such as cattle, horses, swine, goats, canine, etc.,

shall negligently permit any such livestock or animals to stray upon

or remain unaccompanied by person in charge or control thereof,

upon any city road or highway;

(b.) No person shall drive or lead any such livestock upon, or across

any city road or highway, without keeping a number of herders on

continual duty to open the road so as to permit the passage of

vehicles.

SECTION 168. FABRICATION/MANUFACTURING OF LOCALLY-

DESIGNED/BUILT PUBLIC UTILITY VEHICLE.

(a.)A shop owner/fabricator/manufacturer of locally-designed/built body

or cab of public utility vehicle where such public utility jeepney and

motorized tricycle-for-hire, operating in the territorial jurisdiction of

the City of General Santos, shall register the shop or enterprise with

CTTMD. An annual registration fee (Php 500.00) shall be paid to the

City Treasurer’s Office to be recorded under the Traffic Management

Trust Fund;

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(b.) All registered shop fabricating and manufacturing body of PUJ,

MTH, Non-motorized tricycle or pedicab, shall secure a permanent

body serial number from the CTTMD during registration. The

procedure on the issuance and assigning permanent body serial

member shall be included in the implementing rules and regulations;

(c.) It shall be the responsibility of the owner/operator of a registered

shop to embed a Passenger Can ChassisNumber(PCCN) to a fabricated

or manufactured body; provided however, that any completed

passenger body being used for conducting passenger without bearing

a PCCN shall be impounded where both the owner/driver of the

vehicle and the fabricator/manufacturer of the body shall be

penalized aside from paying impoundment fees and charges.

(d.) A shop owner/fabricator/manufacturer of locally-designed/built

body or cab of public utility vehicle shall report the number of units

fabricated or manufactured every one (1) month to the CTTMD;

provided however, that CTTMD shall provide the forms to be used in

reporting;

(e.) It shall be the responsibility of shop owner/fabricator/manufacturer

of locally-designed/built body or cab of public utility vehicle to install,

mount or fit an engine according to locally-approved standards as

provided in the implementing rules and regulations of this Code;

provided however, that violation of this paragraph shall subject the

owner of the shop to penalty and the CTTMD shall immediately

recommend to the City Mayor for the closure of the shop.

(f.) Before release of completed/finished product to the owner of vehicle,

it shall be subject to final inspection by the CTTMD as to its road

worthiness based on the approved standards. An inspection fee of Two

Hundred Pesos (Php 200.00) shall be paid by the owner of the vehicle

to the City Treasurer’s Office which shall be deposited under the

Traffic Management Trust Fund;

(g.) Existing public utility vehicle which do not conform to the approved

standards shall be recommended for cancellation of franchise of the

public utility jeepneys to the LTFRB and the franchise of the

motorized tricycle-for-hire by the CTTMD to the City Mayor;

(h.) CTTMD shall coordinate with the LTFRB for the inspection of

locally designed/built public utility vehicle not

fabricated/manufactured in General Santos City prior to the

application of franchise with LTFRB. An inspection fee of Five

Hundred Pesos (Php 500.00) shall be paid by the owner of the vehicle

to the City Treasurer’s Office which shall be deposited under the

Traffic Management Trust Fund;

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(i.) This Section excludes motor vehicles such as taxis, buses and

passenger vans used as public utility vehicles.

(j) The manufacture/fabrication of sidecar including general body repair

and general repainting of motorcycle sidecar whether for family use, hauling and/or motorcycle-for-hire, including improvised type of

sidecar, is prohibited without prior permit from the CTTMD.

(k) The manufacturer/fabricator shall apply for accreditation with the

CTTMD. For this purpose, the owner shall secure business permit, the operator should be licensed and the shop should be accredited by

the TESDA.

(l) The manufacturer/fabricator shall pay an accreditation fee in the

amount of P1,500.00 pesos to the City Government for the period of one (1) year, renewable thereafter.

(m) The owner of the motorcycle sidecar including other types of sidecar doing business in General Santos City shall apply for registration

with the CTTMD and pay a filing fee of P200.00.

(n) Each fabricated sidecar shall have a body serial number to be duly

assigned by the MTFRB based on the official form incorporating the chassis number and the plate number of the motorcycle and the

same shall be attached to the sidecar dash board portion.

(o) No fabricated sidecar shall be released to the owner without prior

inspection by the MTFRB based on the standard requirements. (p) Standard Requirement. - The fabricator/manufacturer of tricycle

sidecar shall comply with the required standards. The ideal tricycle

for hire should incorporate all the six (6) design components such as cost, safety, comfort, aesthetics, durability and environment-friendly.

(i) Standard Specifications for the sidecar of Motorcycle-for-hire.

Item Average Measurement

Overall Height 50 inches

Overall Width (with 3rd

wheel)

50 inches

Overall Length 66 inches

Total Weight 500 kilos (with passengers)

Height of floor from Ground 12 inches (0.34 meters)

Seating Capacity accommodate not more than six (6)

passengers, two (2) passengers at the front

seat and four (4) passengers at the back

seat;

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Side car tire rims should be made of an all iron

fabricated wheel with 17” oversized “rios”

Engine Four (4) stroke

Piston displacement or

cylinder of the motorcycle

Average measurement of 125cc

The most critical factor to follow is the “basic shell”. The “basic

shell” is the minimum space that could accommodate two normal adult passengers while seated inside the tricycle of each seat. Enough room

should be provided for the head, body width and legs. . Full weld shall be applied on all metal joints.

. No burrs or sharp protrusions shall be present on the frame and body parts.

. Effective comfortable suspension system (scrap must never be used).

. 18” gauge plain sheet should be used.

. Center wheel bolt should directly connect to side wheel.

. Side wheel shall be covered by “tapaludo”.

. With complete side mirrors, electrical lights such as the signal lights on

both sides, brake lights and functional high and low light on the front.

Ceiling light be placed inside the tricycle for proper illumination.

(ii) Anthropometric-based tricycle for General Santos City-

a. Perspective-

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Perspective-

Perspective-

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Perspective-

b. Right Side View

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Right Cross-Side Section

c. Left Side View

D. Front View-

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d. Front Cross View-

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e. Rear View

(q) Other Types of Sidecar.- The following types of sidecar are allowed to

operate in the city provided they fall under these specifications: (r) Family Use or Private – Same body requirement of the

motorcycle sidecar but it has a door in the front and back seat and not intended for hire nor for transportation of the general public and strictly for family use only.

(ii) Hauling tricycle or top down – a motorcycle fitted with

sidecar or with a two-wheel center cab purely with drop-

siding operated to render cargo-transport service to the general public for a fee.

(iii) Improvised type of tricycle – a motorcycle centered with

two wheels on both sides or known as “Tamsi” bodied with

van type, (close or open) used as delivery and hauling for business services.

(r) The MTFRB shall have the authority to monitor, inspect all accredited

manufacturer/fabricator’s shop to ensure the implementation of this

ordinance, and to recommend, approve and disapprove the fabricators/manufacturers.

(s) The MTFRB shall formulate the implementing rules and procedures in the implementation of this ordinance.

(t) Penalties. – In violation of this Ordinance the offender shall be

punished by the following penalties:

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1st Offense - a fine of Two Thousand Five Hundred Pesos (P2,500.00);

2nd Offense - a fine of Five Thousand Pesos (P5,000.00);

3rd Offense - cancellation of business permit and closure of the business

establishment.

If the violator is a corporation, partnership, or cooperative, the

president or manager shall be liable therefore.

If the establishment is a single proprietorship, the owner or proprietor

shall be held liable.

SECTION 169. OPERATION OF MOTORCYCLES, etc.

(a.)A person shall not drive or ride upon a motorcycle unless that person

is wearing a safety helmet on his/her head securely fastened under

the chin of the wearer;

(b.) A safety helmet referred to in paragraph (a) herein shall comply

with the standard set by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI);

(c.) A person shall not drive a motorcycle while wearing a safety helmet to

which is attached an eye protector unless that eye protector complies

with the standard set by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI).

(d.) A person driving a motorcycle shall always turn on the headlight of

the motorcycle while driving along any city road or highway;

(e.) It shall be prohibited for driver of motorcycle, while moving along city

road or highway

(i.) To have riders of more than one person;

(ii.) To carry a child age seven (7) years old and below or have

passenger where the foot of the rider does not reach the rear

footrest of the motorcycle;

(iii.) To have riders in front of the driver;

(iv.) To have cargo in front of the driver;

(v.) Without shirt, wearing slippers, with

headphones/earphones, using cellular phone and smoking

while driving;

(vi.) Or any motorcycle to use the inner lane of city thoroughfare.

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SECTION 170. IMPROVISED MUD-GUARD. It is prohibited for

driver/operator of any moving motorized vehicle to attach an improvised mud-

guard at the back of the vehicle with height clearance less than twenty (20)

centimeters or eight (8) inches from road surface when the vehicle is loaded.

SECTION 171. PRODUCTION OF DRIVER’S LICENSE TO TRAFFIC

ENFORCEMENT OFFICER.No person shall drive a motor vehicle on city road

or highway unless he/she has a valid driver’s license issued by the Land

Transportation Office (LTO) for that type of vehicle.

(a.)Any person who drives a motor vehicle on a road shall carry his/her

driver’s license with him/her at all times;

(b.) Any person driving a motor vehicle on the road shall, when

requested to do so by a City Traffic Enforcement Officer or any officer

and staff of the CTTMD, or any authorized person, produce his/her

license for inspection and state his/her true name and address;

(c.) In this Section “authorized person” means a person in uniform

authorized by this code or under any Act to require a driver of a motor

vehicle on a road to produce his/her driver’s license;

(d.) A bona fide tourist or transient who is holding an international

driver’s license may be permitted to operate a motor vehicle in the

Philippines for a period not exceeding the expiry date of said license or

in accordance with international agreements to which the Philippines

is a signatory;

(e.) A person who knowingly drives a motor vehicle without having

secured a prioriany appropriate license is guilty of major offense, and

shall be punishable in accordance with the penalty under Appendix

IX.

SECTION 172. CONDUCT OF STUDENT PRACTICE DRIVING BY

DRIVING SCHOOLS.

(a.)It shall be prohibited for the owner/operator of a driving school to

conduct student practice driving along city roads and highways

without being accompanied by driving instructor from the concerned

driving school with driver’s license duly issued by LTO;

(b.) Student practice driving shall only be conducted along city roads

and highways from 9:00 A. M. and 2:00 P.M. to 4:00 P.M. daily except

Mondays and Fridays;

(c.) Any violation committed on paragraph (a) or paragraph (b) of this

Section shall be cited and penalized with administrative fines as

follows:

(i.) First offense P1,000.00 plus warning

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(ii.) Second offense P2,000.00 plus warning

(iii.) Third and subsequent offenses P5,000.00 and

recommend for non-renewal

of business permit

(d.) A duly licensed driving school operating within the territorial

jurisdiction of General Santos City shall be registered with the CTTMD

for purposes of monitoring driving schools with a registration fee of

One Thousand Pesos (Php 1,000.00) annually. The registration fee

shall be payable at the City Treasurer’s Office to be deposited to the

Traffic Management Trust Fund; provided however, that the non-

payment of regulatory fee, the driving school shall be made to pay the

registration fee plus a fine in the amount of not more than fifty

percent (50%) of the regulatory fee; provided further that an additional

fine of twenty-five percent (25%) of the registration shall be collected

from the driving school every day until the payment has been made.

SECTION 173. OPERATION OF STUDENT CARPOOL TRANSPORT

SERVICE

(a.)Owner/operator/provider of student carpool transport service shall have

a uniform “yellow” color body paint accented with “blank” color chevron

as prescribed by the CTTMD;

(b.) The driver of student carpool transport service shall wear a white

polo shirt with the name of the driver printed on the left breast while the

name of the owner/operator/company name on the right breast of the

white polo shirts;

(c.) Owner/operator/provider of student carpool transport service shall

comply with applicable guidelines issued by issued LTFRB on school

transport service;

(d.) A person, cooperative, or corporation intending to

own/operate/provide or currently operating a student carpool transport

service shall register with the CTTMD for purposes of monitoring the

welfare and safety of the passenger, with an annual carpool transport fee

of P2,000.00;

(e.) The owner/operator/provider of student carpool transport service shall

cause the registration fee of P500.00 per driver.

SECTION 174. REGULATING THE CONSTRUCTION OF DRIVEWAY

CARWASH SERVICES, AND MOTOR VEHICLE REPAIR SHOP.

(a.)The owner of a building or commercial establishment with existing

driveway abutting a city road, street, or highway within a public parking

pay zone shall pay an annual driveway permit fee of P1,000.00;

(b.) The owner/operator of existing carwash business operation with

location abutting a city road, street or highway within a public parking

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pay zone, with no fixed vehicle entrance/exit facility, shall pay an annual

driveway permit fee of P1,000.00;

(c.) The owner/operator of existing motor vehicle repair shop with location

abutting a city road, street or highway, with no fixed vehicle

entrance/exit facility shall pay an annual driveway permit fee of

P1,000.00; and

(d.) The owner of a building or commercial establishment with existing

driveway, and the owner/operator of existing driveway, and the

owner/operator of existing carwash business, including motor vehicle

motor vehicle repair shop, shall pay a driveway permit fee within three (3)

months upon approval of this Code; provided however, that driveways

located within public and private residential subdivisions, not used for

commercial or business operations, are exempted from paying driveway

permit fee;

(e.) Violation of this Section shall have a fine as follows:

(i) First offense P1,000.00 plus warming

(ii) Second offense P3,000.00 plus warming

(iii) Third and subsequent offenses P5,000.00 and

recommend for non-renewal

of business permit

SECTION 175. PRODUCTION OF VEHICLE REGISTRATION DOCUMENTS

TO TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT OFFICER. No person shall drive a motor

vehicle on city road or highway unless he/she has the original vehicle

registration documents issued by LTO. Provided however, that in lieu of the

original vehicle registration documents, a certified true copy or photocopy

thereof may be carried in the motor vehicle he/she is driving or operating.

(a.) Any person who drives a vehicle on a road shall carry his/her OR and

CR with him/her at all times;

(b.) Any person driving a motor vehicle on the road shall, when

requested to do so by a City Traffic Enforcement Officer or any officer

authorized by the CTTMD, or any authorized person, produce his/her

OR/CR for inspection and state his/her true name and address;

(c.) In this section “authorized person” means a person in uniform

authorized by this Code or under any Act to require a driver of a motor

vehicle on a road to produce his/her OR and CR;

(d.) A person who knowingly drives a motor vehicle without having

secured a priori any appropriate registration documents is guilty of major

offenses, and shall be punishable with the highest fine under Appendix

IX.

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SECTION 176. OPENING DOORS AND ALIGHTING FROM VEHICLE. A

person shall not open or leave open a door of a vehicle or alight while the

vehicle is operating on a thoroughfare, so as to cause danger to other person

using the road or so as to impede the passage of traffic.

SECTION 177. OPENING DOORS AND ALIGHTING FROM PUBLIC

UTILITY BUS AND PASSENGER VAN.A driver, conductor, or any person of a

passenger utility bus or passenger vans shall not open or leave open door of a

bus or passenger van for purposes of soliciting passengers or allowing

passenger to alight from a vehicle unto a thoroughfare while operating within

the territorial jurisdiction of General Santos City.

SECTION 178. USE OF HORNS, etc.

(a) No person shall use or cause to be used the horn or any other warning

instrument on a vehicle, except when necessary as a traffic warning or

an indication that the driver of the vehicle intends to overtake another

vehicle;

(b) No person shall attach, use or cause to be used the siren, bell, repeater

horn or any other warning device that are used by fire truck, ambulance,

police in responding to emergency situations.

(c) The blowing of horn of all motor vehicles within “no blowing of horn

zones” is hereby prohibited, except when necessary as a traffic warning or as indication that the driver of the vehicle intends to overtake another vehicle. “no blowing of horn zones” shall be determined by CTTMD.

Violation of this ordinance shall subject the offender to a fine of Five

Hundred Pesos (P500.00).

(d) Blowing of Horn in Front of Church and Other Places1

(i) It shall be unlawful for any person/persons or operators of motor vehicles to blow its horn within the premises of all churches and other

sacred places during celebration of mass, worship or other religious activity; City Hall and courts during office hours; schools during school

hours; and hospitals.

(ii) Violation of this Ordinance shall subject the offender to a fine of Five

Hundred Pesos (P500.00).

SECTION 179. MODIFICATION OF MUFFLER ON MOTORCYCLE

SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF ARTICLE XVIII OF THIS CODE.

(a) It is prohibited for a person to drive a motorcycle or motorcycle with

sidecar or centercar with modified muffler or detached muffler or without

a muffler;

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(b) Any person driving motorcycle or motorcycle with sidecar or centercar

with modified muffler or detached muffler or without a muffler, aside

from payment of fine, shall likewise be penalized by impoundment of the

motorcycle unit at the city impoundment area;

(c) The owner / driver of apprehended motorcycle unit shall cause the

installation of suitable factory-designed DTI-approved replacement

muffler, or reinstallation of original muffler of the motorcycle by a

repairman at the choice of the driver / owner;

(d) The owner / driver of apprehended motorcycle shall bear the cost of the

purchase and installation of suitable factory-designed DTI-approved

replacement muffler, or reinstallation of the original muffler, fee for the

repairmen, including the payment of impounding fee;

(e) Installation of suitable factory-designed DTI-approved replacement

muffler or reinstallation of the original muffler shall be done exclusively

in the city impoundment area;

(f) Only a motorcycle with completely installed / reinstalled muffler and

upon payment of appropriate impounding fee shall be released by the

designated officer-in-charge of the impoundment area.

SECTION 180. OBSTRUCTING ROADS.

(a) No person shall drive or leave standing or waiting any vehicle on a road

for the following purpose:

(i) For soliciting services and business from the vehicle;

(ii) By displaying an installed advertisement on the vehicle; or

(iii)By offering goods for sale from the vehicle.

(b) No person shall stand or place himself / herself on a thoroughfare for the

purpose of soliciting contributions, displaying any advertisement or

offering goods for sale;

(c) No person in a vehicle shall buy or offer to buy an article from any

person standing or placed on a road;

(d) A person, natural or juridical, including government agencies and

instrumentalities shall not bar, impede or divert the flow or direction of

traffic from any road, streets or highway, unless authorized in writing or

except when the closure of a road or any part thereof to traffic or the

diversion of traffic is dictated by reasons of emergency to protect the

public from any calamity, fire or other public danger;

(e) Stalled vehicles on thoroughfare shall be construed as obstructing traffic

if not removed or towed within five (5) minutes;

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(f) The prohibition contained in this section shall also apply to the use of

sidewalks and road shoulders by vendors, repair shops, or any business

establishments as extension to display their merchandise or services.

SECTION 181. DIGGINGS AND EXCAVATION ON EXISTING ROADS.

(a) It is unlawful for any person or entities, whether on their own or as

contractors to any government agency, local or national, to excavate or

dig for purposes of installing water pipes, telecommunication lines, poles,

drainage pipes, and other underground facilities, within city roads,

streets, thoroughfares, and alleys, including highways without first

securing an excavation permit from the City Transport and Traffic

Management Division (CTTMD) and City Engineer’s Office (CEO), except

in case of emergency, provide that the permit should be secured within

three (3) calendar days from the emergency work;

(b) The application for temporary closure of a road or part of the road, due to

diggings and/or excavation shall be submitted to the CTTMD together

with a traffic plan which shall be evaluated first by the City Traffic and

Transport Management Office (CTTMD) so that a timetable, remedial

steps, and other precautions can be undertaken to minimize the adverse

effect on traffic flow;

(c) Excavators and/or diggers must at all times put up reflectorized signs

based on the DPWH standard on road signs and pavement markings for

precautionary measures to motorist and pedestrians alike or safety signs

warnings of the excavation work ahead;

(d) All dug or excavated areas must be properly restored to its original form

under the standard specification for road construction. To ensure

restoration, the party undertaking the digging or excavation shall post a

bond at one hundred fifty percentum of the cost to restore the same, the

amount to be determined by the City Engineer. The bond shall be

forfeited in favor of the City Government of General Santos if restoration

work is not commenced within ten (10) days of completion of the

excavation and completed the same number of days for which the

excavation has been authorized. It shall be released within five (5) days

after the determination by the City Engineer or his authorized

representative that the road has been restored satisfactorily.

SECTION 182. PROVISION OF WATER AND AIR FACILITIES IN FUEL

REFILLING STATION.

(a) Fuel refilling station with two or more refilling units shall provide a

functional water and air facilities which shall be available to motorists

on a 24-hour basis or during the hours of operations of the fuel

refilling station as part of the services without any fee;

(b) If the facility is under repair, the owner/operator of the fuel refilling

station shall cause to post a notice to motorists that services is not

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available; provided however that the facility shall be fixed within two

(2) days from the day of the services becomes unavailable or for a

number of days but not more than five (5) days upon receipt of a

written request to the CTTMD by the owner/operator;

(c) A notice shall be furnished to all owners/ operators found to have

violated this section upon the full implementation of this Code and

shall serve as warning against such initial violation.

Thereafter, all violators of this provision shall be subject to the

following:

(i) First offense a fine of P1,000.00

(ii) Second offense a fine of P2,000.00

(iii) Third and subsequent offenses a fine of P5,000.00 and non-

renewal of business permit

SECTION 183. ACCESS RESTRICTION ON SOME ROADS.

(a) It shall be unlawful for any person, natural or juridical, to close,

obstruct, prevent, or otherwise refuse to the public or vehicular traffic

the use of free access to any subdivision or community street owned

by the government and within the jurisdiction of the City Government

of General Santos, or the exact fees in any form for the use thereof,

unless with the prior authorization from the Sangguniang Panlungsod.

Such act is hereby declared a nuisance per se and the City Mayor is

hereby authorized to remove such closure or obstruction and to open

said road to the public motu propio at the expense of the offender;

(b) The road in front of houses of worship of the different religious groups

within the city may be closed to vehicular traffic during particular

hours of service on regular worship days; hence, passage of all motor

vehicles on said road section may be prohibited except during

emergency.

Church authorities are hereby authorized to close the road fronting

their respective churches during their hours of service on regular worship days: Provided however, That said closure shall be with the

coordination of the Police Traffic authorities: provided further, that church authorities shall request the City Mayor’s Office for the closure of road in front of their house of worship during special church

holidays or activities.

Any violation of this ordinance shall subject the offender/offenders to a fine of One Thousand Five Hundred Pesos (P1,500.00)

(c) Private subdivision roads and/or private roads not turned over to the

City may be opened to the public under the following conditions:

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(i) The road will strengthen the road network and provide traffic

relief to nearby roads that are congested as maybe

determines by the CTTMD;

(ii) The Sangguniang Panlungsod has approved its opening,

under such terms and conditions that will minimize or

obviate any disturbance, pollution, or inconvenience to the

residents in the area.

SECTION 184. REQUIREMENT OF TRANSPORT/TRAFFIC IMPACT

ASSESSMENT.

(a) Every proposed commercial, industrial, housing and condominiums,

institutional developments, including government institutions and

other similar developments that would generate more than one

hundred (100) person trips shall submit a traffic impact assessment

(TIA) to the CPDO for evaluation in case mitigating measures are

necessary, prior to the latter’s issuance of a development permit.From

now henceforth, this shall be made as a prerequisite to the

application of a building permit;

(b) The TIAmust be prepared, signed, and sealed by transportation

engineer or planner who is certified by the Environmental

Management Bureau (EMB), or by a licensed environmental planner

duly recognized by the Professional Regulations Commission (PRC).

SECTION 185. PROHIBITION ON PRODUCTION OF ROAD SIGNS.

It is unlawful for any person, natural or juridical, or any government

instrumentalities, except for the City Transport and Traffic

Management Division (CTTMD), to manufacture, fabricate, install, and

erect traffic sign and/or signal and /or pavement making on city road,

thoroughfare, and highway. The use of logo or emblem of a company

on any unauthorized road sign shall be prima facie evidence that said

road sign was erected by the owner of the logo or emblem.

SECTION 186. MOTORCYCLE DEALER, DISTRIBUTOR, ETC.

(a) It is prohibited for motorcycle dealer/distributor to sell motorcycle to

buyer without requiring the buyer to show his/her driver’s license in

reference with the restriction code issued by the Land Transportation

Office (LTO);

(b) It is prohibited for motorcycle dealer/distributor to release motorcycle

to buyer without approved registration documents under the name of

the dealer/distributor from the Land Transportation Office (LTO);

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(c) It is prohibited for motorcycle dealer/distributor to sell motorcycle

spare parts, including crash/safety helmet without genuine Philippine

Standard(PS) or Import Commodity Clearance (ICC) seal;

(d) It is required of motorcycle dealers to furnish CTTMD on a monthly

basis inventory report of their stock using Inventory Report Form

issued by the CTTMD for data-banking purposes.

SECTION 187. INFORMATION, EDUCATION CAMPAIGN. In order to

ensure comprehensive implementation of this Code, The City Transport and

Traffic Management Division shall institutionalize a continuing information and

education activities to city traffic enforcers, drivers of vehicles, and the general

public through various kinds of media such, as but not limited to, seminars,

barangay pulong-pulong, posters, leaflets, driver’s handbook, or may be the

radio program that would maximize the city government’s reach to educate its

constituents; provided however, that the City Government of General Santos

can enter into private-public partnership in the promotion of this Code to the

public.

SECTION 188. MANDATORY REVIEW EVERY THREE YEARS. The

Sangguniang Panglungsod shall undertake a mandatory review of this Code at

least once every two (2) years or as often as it may deem necessary, with the

primary object of providing a more responsive and improved transport and

traffic management policy of the City Government of General Santos.

ARTICLE XXVI

PENALTIES AND PROCEDURE

SECTION 189. PROCEDURES IN THE ISSUANCE OF CITY TRAFFIC

CITATION TICKETS TO VIOLATOR OF THIS CODE. Except when authorized

or directed by law to immediately take a person for violation of any traffic laws

before a Court, the following procedure shall be observed in the apprehension

of any person found violating any provision of this Code:

(a) In case of drivers of motor vehicles, the City Traffic Enforcement

Officer or deputized traffic officer, shall demand presentation of the

driver’s license and registration documents of the motor vehicle. The

apprehending city traffic enforcement officer shall then indicate the

name and address of the driver, the license number, plate number,

and the issuing agency of the driver’s in the city traffic citation ticket.

The name and the address of the owner and the registering agency of

the vehicle, including the certificate of registration number, shall

likewise be indicated therein. The apprehending officer shall stipulate

the specific violation and furnish copy of the citation ticket to the

person apprehended. The city traffic citation ticket shall also contain

information which shall require him/her to answer the same at the

time and place designated in the citation ticket within seven (7) days

after such violation;

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(b) In case of business establishment found violating the provision of

traffic obstruction, the City Traffic Enforcement Officer shall demand

the presentation of Mayor’s Permit, or in case of construction, the

Building Permit; and indicate the name and address of the owner and

the corresponding Mayor’s or Building Permit number, the particular

provision violated and furnish copy of said citation ticket;

(c) In case of pedestrian found violating this Code, he/she shall be taken

to the City Treasurer’s Office to pay appropriate penalty. In the event

of inability to pay the fine, that person shall render a community

service of not less than four (4) hours. If that person decides to

contest his/her apprehension, he/she can file a complaint at the

municipal trial court in cities.

SECTION 190. FAILURE TO OBEY SUMMONS. Upon receipt of City

Traffic Citation Ticket, any person who fails to appear at the place and within

the time specified in the city traffic citation ticket issued to him/her by the City

Traffic enforcer cited for any violation, guilty of non-appearance with

corresponding penalty of Five Hundred Pesos (Php 500.00) regardless of the

disposition of the charge of which originally cited.

SECTION 191. SUMMONS ON ILLEGALLY PARKED VEHICLES.

Whenever any motor vehicle without driver is found parked or stopped in

violation of any of the restrictions contained in this Code, the officer finding the

vehicle shall note down the plate number and may take any information

displayed on the vehicle which may identify its user, and shall conspicuously

affix to such vehicle a summon for the driver to answer the charge against

him/her within seven (7) days during the hours and at a place specified in the

summon.

SECTION 192. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH SUMMONS ATTACHED

TO PARKED VEHICLE. Non- compliance to summons shall be construed as a

waiver of right to contest the citation. All violators issued with summons shall

be liable for the payment of the fine corresponding to the violation committed.

In the event that a violator of the restrictions on stopping, waiting,

standing or parking under this Code does not appear within a period of seven

(7) days in response to a summon affixed to a motor vehicle, the City Transport

and Traffic Management Division (CTTMD) shall issue to the registered owner

of such vehicle another summon ordering his appearance before the City

Transport and Traffic Management Division (CTTMD).

SECTION 193. WHEN COMPLAINT BE ISSUED. In the event any person

fails to comply with a summon or citation given to him/her or attached to a

vehicle or if any person fails or refuses to deposit bail as required and within

the time permitted, the City Transport and Traffic Management Division

(CTTMD) shall have a complaint entered against such person in the proper

court;

Aside from filing of the appropriate action before the Court, the following

administrative remedies for enforcement shall be undertaken:

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(a) For traffic and driving related violations, the City Transport and

Traffic Management Division (CTTMD) shall communicate with the

Land Transportation Office to hold in abeyance the renewal of driver’s

license or vehicle registration until clearance has been obtained from

the City;

(b) For violations under “no physical contact apprehension” policy, non-

payment of fines and penalties within the prescribed number of days

shall subject the erring vehicle to be up for apprehension by the PNP

Highway Patrol Group, Land Transportation Office traffic officers, PNP

Traffic Division and the City Traffic Enforcement Officers;

(c) For other violations, the City Transport and Traffic Management

Division (CTTMD) shall immediately request for the cancellation of the

permit and the issuance of closure from the City Mayor. In the event

that the owner of the thing or object causing obstruction on the

sidewalk to city streets could not be determined, the City Transport

and Traffic Management Division (CTTMD) shall cause its removal or

impoundment.

SECTION 194. VIOLATIONS AND/OR OFFENSES UNDER FORMER

ORDINANCE SAVED. Nothing contained in any provision of this Code shall

apply to an act done or omitted, or to an offense committed at any time before

the day that this Code shall become effective. Such act or omission shall be

governed by and any such offense shall be punished according to the

provisions of the ordinances existing when such act, omission or offense

occurred in the same manner as if this Code had not been enacted.

SECTION 195. PENALTY.

(a) Any violations of the provisions of this Code shall be punishable with

fines indicated in Appendix IX (Schedule of Fines and Penalties) hereof;

(b) Where the violator is not a driver, a written notice or citation ticket to

the offending party shall be issued by the City Traffic Enforcement

Officer;

(c) The appropriate fine and penalty shall be paid within seven (7) days

from the date of issuance of the citation ticket. In the event of failure

to pay the prescribed fine, an additional surcharge of ten percent

(10.0%) for each day of delay or failure to pay the appropriate fine is

hereby imposed until the full amount of fine and surcharge is paid.

SECTION 196. AUTHORITY TO DISPOSE OF UNCLAIMED VEHICLES.

(i) The CTTMD, in coordination with the PNP City

Director, shall recommend to the City Mayor the

disposal of all vehicles that have been taken into

custody for more than six (6) months pursuant to the

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provisions of this Code, and all those vehicles held

prior to the approval of this code, and such

recommendation may include public auction, Provided,

court approval is secured for vehicles involved in

litigation; Provided further, that prior to the

submission to the City Mayor of the said

recommendation, such vehicles shall be treated as

private property and not in the nature of government

property;

(ii) The PSO shall conduct the extra-judicial sale or public

auction;

(iii) Written notice of such auction shall be advertised once

a week for two (2) consecutive weeks in one daily local

newspaper of general circulation in the City. A written

notice shall also be sent to the last known address of

the registered owner and/or his address as indicated

in the certificate of registration (CR), by registered

mail, at least ten (10) days prior to the date of prior

auction;

(iv) The proceeds derived from such auction shall be

applied to the fees, charges and/or penalties dues,

including the expenses related to the towing and

storage and even those incurred in the taking into

custody, as determined by the Traffic Operations

Section; and to defray the expenses of the auction sale

of such vehicle; whatever is due the city government

shall be deposited in the special fund of TMTF, as

created in the succeeding section. And the balance, if

any, should there be a claimant, shall be divided

equally between the claimant and the city also forming

part of the TMTF. However, if there will be no claimant,

the balance shall accrue entirely to the TMTF;

(v) In the event that no bid is received, the City Mayor

shall offer such vehicle to any interested person under

such terms favorable to the city government with the

approval of the Sangguniang Panlungsod, with the

proceeds thereof accruing to the TMTF. However, if no

person is interested, the City Mayor shall dispose of

such vehicle at the city dump site at the expense of the

city.

SECTION 197. CREATION OF TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT TRUST FUND.

There is hereby created a special account in the General Fund to be

known as the Traffic Management Trust Fund (TMTF) wherein all receipts from

registration, franchising, supervisory fees, regulatory fees, fines, parking fees,

penalties and surcharges as herein set forth in this Code, including all

expenditures and transfers shall be recorded under this Fund;

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Fines collected for violation of any section or provision of this Code

evidenced by the issuance of City Traffic Citation Ticket (CTCT) shall be paid to

the City Treasurer of General Santos City;

The share of the City Government of General Santos on traffic fines

collected in accordance with prior, existing and future arrangement with the

LTO shall form part of the TMTF;

The TMTF shall be disbursed only to activities related to the functions of

the CTTMD such as, but not limited to, traffic enforcement measures and other

activities and requirements of the CTTMD including maintenance of facilities

and traffic control devices but excluding salaries of personnel;

Any unused balance at the end of the fiscal year in excess of twenty

percent (20%) of the previous year’s expenditures shall revert back to the

General Fund.

ARTICLE XXVII

TRANSITORY PROVISIONS

SECTION 198. FORMULATION OF IMPLEMENTING RULES AND

REGULATIONS.

(a) Within fifteen (15) days after the approval of this Code, an Oversight

Committee which shall be composed primarily of the author/authors

of the ordinance and the consultants thereof and other members to be

determined by the City Mayor, shall prepare the Implementing Rules

and Regulations (IRR) for the efficient and effective implementation of

the Code;

(b) Within fifteen (15) days after the approval of this Code, the MTFRB

shall constitute itself, and shall prepare the Implementing Rules and

Regulations (IRR) for the efficient and effective implementation of this

Code; The existing administrators of the defunct MTFRB shall turn

over all the reliable existing records of all MTOPs already issued by

the city;

(c) The existing structures of the CSU and the CDRRMC shall continue

until the full implementation of the PSO;

(d) The funding requirement under this section shall be provided by the

Office of the City Mayor in the sum of Five Hundred Thousand Pesos

(Php 500,000.00).

SECTION 199. TRANSITORY PROVISIONS ON EXISTING MTH.

(a) Existing MTOP issued by the city shall remain in force and effective

until its expiration;

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(b) Existing MTH being operated without and/or expired

franchise/provisional authority are hereby given two (2) months from

the effectivity date of this Code to secure MTOP;

(c) Existing MTH with franchise shall operate motorcycle engines with

minimum power of 125cc or higher as maybe required by the MTFRB;

(d) Existing MTH with franchise shall be given a period of two (2) years to

modify and conform to the sidecar/center car specifications from the

date when prototype sidecar/center car with fixed specifications shall

have been approved by the PSB;

(e) Existing MTH with franchise shall be given a period of three (3)

months to conform to the clustering/color-coding scheme;

SECTION 200. TEMPORARY USE BY TRICYCLES OF THE

OUTERMOST LANES OF THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY. Due to either the lack of

alternative network of roads or despite the presence thereof but yet it poses

danger to the lives of the riding public because of its natural terrain or lack of

government infrastructure, tricycles, whether for hire or for private purpose,

may use the following outermost lanes of the national highway only:

a. Leon Llido Street to Santiago Boulevard;

b. Aparente Street to Pendatun Avenue;

c. Mabuhay Road to Bulaong Avenue;

d. Bawing / Tambler to Filomena Homes (Police Station 5);

e. Penbank-Calumpang to Makar Crossing;

f. Barangay Fatima ( Pelitso Market) to Lote,Calumpang; and

g. Cornelio Avenue (Barangay Apopong) going to Bulaong Avenue

via Hadano Park;

h. For pink tricycles only, an outer lane in the national highway

coming all the way from Tinagacan/Katangawan up to Purok

19, Barangay Lagao.

Provided, that the city is put on notice to forthwith build the necessary

alternative roads that must be passable and with the primordial concern to the

safety of the commuters as well as the drivers themselves;

Provided further, the wanton travelling by the tricycles through the center

lanes of the national highways shall be prohibited with a fine of Two Thousand

Pesos (Php 2,000).

ARTICLE XXVIII

FINAL PROVISION

SECTION 201. REPEALING CLAUSE. All previous issuances,

executive orders, ordinances rules and regulations or parts thereof which are

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inconsistent or in conflict with the provisions of this Code are hereby repealed

and modified accordingly.

SECTION 202. SEPARABILITY CLAUSE. If for any reason, any

provision or section of this Ordinance is declared not valid by a court of

competent jurisdiction or suspended or revoke, such judgment or order shall

not affect or impair the remaining provisions, sections, or parts which are not

affected thereby and shall continue to be in force and effect.

SECTION 203. EFFECTIVITY.This Ordinance shall take effect fifteen

days (15) after its approval and publication in a local community newspaper

with daily frequency.

ENACTED, ___________________, by a majority vote of all the Members of

the Sangguniang Panlungsod present.

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CERTIFIED CORRECT:

ATTY. ROSENDO ROQUE

Secretary to the Sangguniang Panlungsod

ATTESTED:

SHIRLYN BANAS-NOGRALES

City Vice Mayor

APPROVED: ,2016

L A P S E D

BEEN APPROVED AFER THE LAPSE OF TEN

(10) DAYS, PER SEC. 54, R.A. 7160

RONNEL C. RIVERA

City Mayor

ATTESTED:

ATTY. ARNEL T. ZAPATOS

Acting City Administrator

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APPENDIX I

CITY TRANSPORT AND TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT DIVISION

ORGANIZATIONAL CHART

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APPENDIX II

AUTHORIZED TRAFFIC SIGNAL LIGHTS

STREET AND INTERSECTIONS WHERE TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNALS

ARE AUTHORIZED TO BE INSTALLED AND USED:

SCHEDULE I

No. Name of Intersection/Street 1 Pioneer Ave. – Magsaysay Ave. 2 Pioneer Ave. - P. Acharon Boulevard

3 Santiago Boulevard – San Miguel St. 4 Jose Catolico Avenue – San Miguel St.

5 Pendatun Avenue – Laurel St. 6 Roxas Avenue – Laurel St. 7 Darimco St.

8 Quezon Avenue 9 Magsaysay Avenue 10 Quirino Avenue

11 Laurel Avenue 12 Aparente Street

13 NLSA Road 14 Fil-Am Friendship Avenue 15 HonorioAriola Street

16 Bulaong Avenue 17 Labangal Road 18 Salvani Street

19 Tiongson Street 20 Nuñez Street

21 Leon Llido Street 22 Yumang Street

SCHEDULE II

STREET AND INTERSECTIONS ON THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY WHERE

TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNALS ARE AUTHORIZED TO BE INSTALLED AND

USED: 1 National Highway – G. Mesa Street 2 National Highway –NFA Junction

3 National Highway- Santiago Blvd. 4 National Highway – Roxas Ave.

5 National Highway –Pendatun Ave. 6 National Highway – NLSA 7 National Highway – Tiongson St.

8 National Highway – Leon Llido St. 9 National Highway – Mabuhay Road/Bulaong Ave.

10 National Highway – Espina Road 11 National Highway –Labangal Road 12 National Highway –Calumpang Road

13 National Highway – Fil-Am Friendship Ave.

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APPENDIX III

ONE WAY STREETS/NO STOPPING AT ANY TIME

a. San Pablo Street from Rivera Street as entrance point and Tiongson

and San Pedro Streets as exits

(i) San Pedro Street (from the point of San Pablo Street to Jose Catolico Avenue) shall be declared and designated as diagonal

parking area and closed to traffic during Saturdays and Sundays only, upon condition that the lot owners shall not be deprived of their road-right-of- way and a “do not block the driveway”

signboard shall be placed/displayed thereat. (ii) The right side of San Pablo Street (facing Tiongson Street from

Rivera Street) shall be declared and designated as parallel parking area except the areas fronting the school gates and church

entrance.

b. Cagampang Street and West side of the Public Market, Barangay

South (No entry for tricycles)

c. Darimco Street- P. Acharon Boulevard (Entrance) and Darimco

Street (Exit)

d. Jose Diokno Street from Roxas Avenue as entrance point up to

intersection of Jose Diokno Street and Beatiles Street only, every day

except Sundays

e. There shall be no stopping at any time at City Hall Drive, from

intersection of City Hall Drive and Roxas Avenue up to intersection of

City Hall Drive and Daproza Avenue only.

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APPENDIX IV

PROHIBITED LEFT TURNS

a. Entering left from :

(vi) J. Catolico Ave to San Miguel Avenue, Barangay Lagao

(vii) Roxas Avenue going to South Osmeña Street

(viii) South Osmeña Street going to Roxas Avenue (OLPGV)

(ix) Señora De La Paz going to Pres. Sergio Osmeña

Avenue/Cityhall Drive

(x) Roxas Avenue going to Pres. Sergio Osmeña/City Hall

Drive

(xi) Pres. Sergio Osmeña/City Hall Drive going to Roxas

Avenue

(xii) Pendatun Avenue going to Pres. Sergio Osmeña/City

Hall Drive

(xiii) DaprozaAvenue going to Pendatun Avenue

(xiv) Pendatun Avenue going toDaproza Avenue

(xv) P. Acharon Extension to P. Acharon Boulevard

(xvi) P. Acharon Boulevard (From Silway Bridge) to P.

Acharon Extension

(xvii) From Darimco Street to P. Acharon Extension going to

P. Acharon Boulevard

(xviii) P. Acharon Boulevard to Darimco Street

(xix) From Talipapa Market to P. Acharon Boulevard (Silway

Bridge)

(xx) From Jose Catolico Sr. Avenue going to Mateo Road

(xxi) From Mateo Road to Jose Catolico Sr. Avenue

(xxii) From Gaisano Area to Mateo Road

(xxiii) From Leon Llido St. to San Pedro St., Barangay Lagao

(xxiv) From Stratford to J. Catolico Ave.

(xxv) From Stratford to San Miguel St.;

f. All left turns in the intersection of Roxas Street and Osmena Street,

Barangay Dadiangas South;

g. All left turns in the intersection of Pendatun Street and

DaprozaStreet, Barangay Dadiangas West;

h. All left turns in the intersection of Nunez St. and Aparente St.,

Barangay Dadiangas Heights;

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APPENDIX V

LOCATION WITH NO U-TURNS

a. All intersections and junctions, including the intersection between

Magsaysay Avenue and Santiago Boulevard; intersection between

Santiago Boulevard and San Miguel Street

b. Both sides of the islands in front of Notre Dame of Dadiangas

University;

c. Both sides of the railings in J. Catolico Avenue (in front of

SOCOTECO II)

d. Both sides of the railings in J. Catolico Avenue (in front of KCC)

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APPENDIX VI

PROHIBITED PARKING AREAS

a. The portion of Cagampang Street commencing from Santiago

Boulevard up to West Side Street from 6:00 AM until 6:00 PM of the

same day

b. Magsaysay Ave.

c. Narangjit St.

d. Osmeña Ave.

e. Pendatun Ave.

f. Roxas Ave.

g. Laurel Ave.

h. Lukban St.

i. Muñasque St.

j. Atis St.

k. Macopa St.

l. Balagtas St.

m. Claro M. Recto St.

n. Tieza St.

o. Quezon Ave.

p. Balimbing St.

q. Velasquez St.

r. Lapu-lapu St.

s. Camia St.

t. Marist Ave.

u. DonatoQuinto St.

v. Crisologo De Juan St.

w. Casquejo St.

x. Mansanitas St.

y. Banas St.

z. Rosas St.

aa. Santiago Blvd.

bb. Laurel Avenue

cc. Mateo Rd.

dd. HonorioArriola St.

ee. Arradaza St.

ff. Aparente St.

gg. Leon Llido St.

hh. Fernandez St.

ii. Salvani St.

jj. Mabuhay Rd.

kk. Yumang St.

ll. Nuñez St.

mm. P. Acharon extension

nn. Papaya St.

oo. Salazar St.

pp. Jose W. Diokno St.

qq. Niyog St.

rr. Quirino Avenue

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ss. Phil-Am Avenue

tt. Along J. Catolico Avenue

uu. Ardonia Street

vv. Capareda Street

ww. Arradaza Street

xx. Tiongson Street

yy. Rambutan Street

zz. Sampaguita Street

aaa. Champaca Street

bbb. Kadulasan Street

ccc. Sineguelas Street

ddd. Zapote Street

eee. Santol Street

fff. Chico Street

ggg. Mangustan Street

hhh. Sta. Cruz Street

iii. Mangga Street

jjj. Balimbing Street

kkk. Lanzones Street

lll. Piña Street

mmm. President Manuel Quezon Street

nnn. President Jose P. Laurel Street

ooo. Alerta Street

ppp. Apple Street

qqq. Torres Street

rrr. Macopa Extension

sss. Anonas Street

ttt. P. Acharon Boulevard

uuu. Asai Road

vvv. Alunan Street

www. Guinto Street (City Heights)

xxx. Marcos Avenue

yyy. Rizal Street

zzz. Cornelio Avenue

aaaa. M. Legaspi Street

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APPENDIX VII

DESIGNATED LOADING AND UNLOADING ZONES

(i) Pioneer Avenue Link 1. Between P. Acharon Boulevard and Magsaysay Avenue 2. Between Magsaysay Avenue and Roxas/Pendatun

(ii) Roxas Link

1. Between Diokno St. and Señoradela Paz 2. Between South Osmeña and Ramos St. 3. Between City Hall Drive to Zapote St. 4. Between Zapote St. and Laurel St. 5. Between Laurel St. and Marist Avenue 6. Between Marist Ave. and National Highway

(iii) Pendatun Link 1. Between Pioneer Ave. and Daproza St. 2. Between Balagtas St. and Santol St. 3. Between Santol St. and Laurel St. 4. Between Laurel St. and Marist Ave. 5. Between Marist Ave. and National Highway

(iv) P. Acharon Boulevard Link

1. Between Santiago Blvd and West Side St. 2. Between West Side St. and Mansanitas St. 3. Between Mansanitas St. and Saging St. 4. Between Saging St. and Salazar St. 5. Between Salazar St. and Pioneer Ave. 6. Between Pioneer Ave. and Papaya St. 7. Between Papaya St. and Gensan Park

(v) West Side St. Link

1. Between P. Acharon to Cagampang St.

(vi) Cagampang St. Link 1. From Casquejo St. to West Side St.

(vii) Magsaysay Avenue Link

1. Between Casquejo St. and Mansanitas St. 2. Between Roxas St. and Gumamela St. 3. Between Quirino St. and Niyog St. 4. Between Cagampang and Señoradela Paz St. 5. Between Niyog St. and Beatiles St. 6. Between Beatiles St. and Salazar St.

(viii) J. Catolico Avenue Link

1. Between NFA and KCC Mall 2. Between Gaisano and SOCOTECO 3. Between Gaisano and SOCOTECO

(ix) J. Catolico Avenue Link

1. Between Santiago Boulevard and Mateo Road 2. Between Mateo Road and KCC Mall 3. Between KCC Mall and NFA

(x) Santiago Avenue Link

1. Between Magsaysay Avenue and Catolico 2. Between Catolico and San Miguel

(xi) Between Jorge Royeca Blvd and HonorioArriola Street (xii)Between Jorge Royeca Blvd and J. Catolico

-Both sides -Both sides

- Right side

- Right side

- Both sides

- Left sides

- Both sides

- Right side

- Right side

- Right side

- Both sides

- Left side

- Right side

- Both side

- Left side

- Both sides

- Right side

- Left side

- Left side

- Right side

- Left side - Right side

- Left side

- Right side

- Right side

- Both side

- Right side

- Left side

- Both sides

- Right side

- Left side

- Both sides

- Right side

- Left side

- Both sides

- Right side

- Both sides

- Both sides

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APPENDIX VIII

PUBLIC PAY PARKING ZONES

I. Streets Designated as Public Pay Parking Zones

(a) Santiago Boulevard

(b) Pioneer Avenue

II. Parking fee per Unit of Motorized Vehicle

a. Rate of Parking Fee

Type of Vehicle For first 3 hours Per hour or Fraction

Delivery Van Php30.00 Php10.00

Delivery Truck Php30.00 Php10.00

Truck for Hire Php30.00 Php10.00

Cargo Truck Php30.00 Php10.00

Armored Car/Van Php 30.00 Php10.00

Sedan/SUV/AUV Php30.00 Php10.00

Motorcycle/Motorbike Php 20.00 Php 10.00

Other motorized vehicle Php 20.00 Php 10.00

b. Annual Parking Space Subscription with Parking Sticker

Type of Vehicle Annual Parking Fee

Delivery Van Php 5,000.00

Delivery Truck Php 5,000.00

Truck for Hire Php 5,000.00

Cargo Truck Php 5,000.00

Armored Car/Van Php 5,000.00

Sedan/SUV/AUV Php 5,000.00

Motorcycle/Motorbike Php2,000.00

Other motorized vehicle Php1,500.00

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APPENDIX IX

SCHEDULE OF FINES AND PENALTIES

NO.

Section Of Ordinance

Type of Offense or Violation

1st Offense Amount

(Php)

1 Section 18 Erection and Interference with Traffic Control Items

1000.00

2 Section 21 Display of Dazzling Lights 500.00

3 Section 22 Disobedience to Official Traffic Control

Signal

500.00

4 Section 23 Disobedience to Official Traffic Signs 500.00

5 Section 24 Disobedience to Official Traffic Road or Pavement Markings

500.00

6 Section 25 Disobedience to Official Traffic Signals and Instructions

500.00

7 Article VII Any violation of General Driving Rules 500.00

8 Section 49 Not Giving Way at Intersection 500.00

9 Section 50 Not Giving Way During Turns 500.00

10 Section 51 Improper Movement to or from Parking

Area

1,000.00

11 Section 52 Not Giving Way to Emergency Vehicles 500.00

12 Section 54 Not Giving Way at Roundabouts or Rotundas

500.00

13 Article IX Violating Speed limits 500.00

14 Article X Violating Operating Rule on One -Way

Streets

500.00

15 Article XI Improper turning, reserving and

stopping

500.00

16 Article XII Parking, waiting, or standing in

Prohibited Areas

500.00

17 Section 68 Parking during certain hours prohibited 500.00

18 Section 69 Parking for certain purpose prohibited 2,000.00

19 Section 70 Non stopping, at special stops 500.00

20 Section 71 Improper method of parking vehicles 500.00

21 Section 72 Parking Near Grade Or Curve 500.00

22 Section 73 Parking on Parade Routes and on any special occasion

500.00

23 Section 74 (a) Loading/ Unloading Zone without the presence of driver

500.00

24 Section 74 (e) Loading/ Unloading of Passengers of PUJ in an undesignated zone

1,000.00

25 Section 79 (b) Operating without approved traffic impact assessment

5,000.00

26 Section 79 (c) Violation of off-street public utility van transport terminal

5,000.00

27 Section 79 (d) Violation or non-compliance regarding security guards CCTV, facilities, etc.

5,000.00

28 Section 80 (b) Private Garage for vehicles-for-hire without permit

5,000.00

29 Section 80 (c) Loading/Unloading of Passengers in

Private Garage

2,000.00

30 Section 81 (a) Non-provision of three (3) meters

setback for angle parking

2,000.00

31 Section 82 Non-payment of parking fees 500.00

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32 Section 86 Violations in Public Pay Parking Areas 500.00

33 Section 87 Careless Driving 500.00

34 Section 88 Reckless and Dangerous Driving 1,500.00

35 Section 89 Driving a Motor Vehicle while under

Influence of Liquor or Incapacitating Drugs

5,000.00

36 Article XV Violation of Procedure Involving Traffic Accidents

500.00

37 Section 102 Operating Animal-drawn Carriages, and Bicycles that are not Licensed

100.00

38 Section 106 Operating a Bicycle and Animal-drawn

Carriage on Public Roads

200.00

39 Section 118 Violation of Operating Conditions of

Motorized Tricycle-for-Hire

500.00

40 Section 117 Non-Payment of Supervision Fee 2,000.00

41 Article VI Violation or non-compliance with any section of Article XVIII regarding

lighting, warning signs, equipment, etc.

300.00

42 Article XXI Violation or non-compliance with any

section of Article XIX regarding seatbelt

300.00

43 Section 142 Exceeding Gross Weight, Axle and

Weight Loads

500.00

44 Section 143 Projecting Loads on Passenger Vehicles 500.00

45 Section 144 Loads not Properly Secured 1,000.00

46 Section 145 Refusal to Have Vehicles Weighed

and/or Remove Excess Load

1,000.00

47 Section 147 Violation of restriction or limits in the

use of bridge

500.00

48 Section 148 No permit to Move Equipment and/or Load of Excessive Weight, Width, or

Height

1,000.00

49 Section 150 Passing of Vehicles over Five Tons on

Subdivision Road Already Converted to City Street

1,000.00

50 Section 151 Public Transport Utility Vehicle with more than Eighteen Passengers Passing Secondary Streets

500.00

51 Section 152 Movements of Trailers, Trucks, or any Approved Transportation Medium

Linked to a Container Van

2,000.00

52 Article XXIII Truck Ban, Non-Complying Buses and

Jeepneys

5,000.00

53 Section 110 Violating Pedestrian Crossing Rules 200.00

54 Section 112 Violating Restrictions on Pedestrians 100.00

55 Section 161 No PUV-Driver’s Identification Card 1,000.00

56 Section 162 Obstruction to Driver’s View or Driving Mechanism

500.00

57 Section 163 Following Fire Vehicles 500.00

58 Section 164 Putting Glass, etc. on a City Road or

Highway

1,000.00

59 Section 165 Tracking Mud unto City Road or

Highway

1,000.00

60 Section 166 Driving through Funeral or Other

Processions

500.00

61 Section 167 Violating Restrictions of Animals and

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Livestock on Roads 200.00

62 Section 134 Violating Operation of Public Utility

Jeepneys

1,500.00

63 Section 168 (a) No shop registration 1,000.00

64 Section 168 (c) Non-embedding the PCCN by the owner/operator of shop

500.00

65 Owner/ driver with no PCCN on the fabricated/manufacture body of the PUJ

300.00

66 Owner/ driver with no PCCN on the fabricated/manufacture body of the

MTH

200.00

67 Owner/ driver with no PCCN on the

fabricated/manufacture body of the Pedicab

100.00

68 Section 168 (d) Non reporting of manufactured/fabricated PUV

500.00

69 Section 168 (e) Installing, mounting, fitting engine not according to locally-approved standards

5,000.00

70 Section 168 (f) Releasing the vehicle without inspection 5,000.00

71 Section 168 (g) PUV not in accordance with approved standards

5,000.00

72 Section 168(h) PUV not fabricated/manufactured without inspection

2,000.00

73 Section 169(a-c) Non-wearing and/or no safety helmet for motorcyclist

500.00

74 Section 169 (d) Non-turning on the headlight while driving along city roads and highways

1,000.00

75 Section 169 (e) Violating passenger/cargo of motorcyclist

1,000.00

76 Section 170 Violating Standard of Improvised Mud-guard

300.00

77 Section 171 Non-production of LTO-issued Driver’s License

500.00

78 Section 173 Violating Operation of Student Carpool Transport Service

1,000.00

79 Section 175 Non-production of Vehicle Registration

Document

500.00

80 Section 176 Improper Opening Doors and Alighting

from Vehicles

500.00

81 Section 177 Opening Doors and Alighting from

Public Utility Bus

500.00

82 Section 178 Improper Use of Horns, etc. 500.00

83 Section 179 (a) Modification of Muffler on Motorcycle 500.00

84 Section 180 Obstructing roads by person, motor

vehicles, including stalled vehicles

500.00

85 Section 180 (f) Obstructing roads or sidewalks by

residential, vendors, or commercial establishments

500.00

86 Section 181 Street diggings or road closure without permit

2,000.00

87 Section 183 Unlawful restriction on road access 2,000.00

88 Section 184 Violating Requirement of Transport/Traffic Impact Assessment

2,000.00

89 Section 185 Prohibition on Production of Road Signs 1,000.00

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B. For the second and third offenses; the penalties shall be two times the

value of the most recent fines on record- whether the same had been paid or

not. Fourth and habitual offenders, or when the violation involved property

damage in excess of ten thousand (Php10,000.00) or loss of life, the City

Transport and Traffic Management Division shall seek cancellation of the

driver’s license through the Land Transportation Office.

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APPENDIX X

ROADS COVERED BY LIMITED TRUCK BAN

a. From Hadano Park at Brgy. Apopong traversing up to Lagao-Buayan

junction at Barangay Lagao;

b. Pedro Acharon Boulevard from Honorio Arriola Street, Barangay Bula up to Lower Silway Bridge, Barangay West

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APPENDIX XI

JEEPNEY & MULTICAB ROUTES

ROUTE 1: IKOT IN CBD

26 min (8.5 km)

President Sergio Osmeña Avenue – EusebioBulaong Avenue– President

Jose P. Laurel Avenue - Antonio G. Bautista, Jr. Street– Pan Philippine

Highway - Jose Catolico Sr. Avenue – HonorioArriola Street- Jorge Royeca

Boulevard – P. Acharon Boulevard – Saging Street – Magsaysay Avenue –

President Manuel Quezon Avenue

125

ROUTE 2: TOKI IN CBD

29mins (8.9km)

Roxas Avenue – Pioneer Avenue - P. Acharon Boulevard– Jorge Royeca

Boulevard – HonorioArriola Street –Jose Catolico Sr. Avenue - Pan-Philippine

Hi-way – Antonio G. Bautista, Jr. Street - President Jose P. Laurel Avenue –

EusebioBulaong Avenue – President Sergio Osmeña Street – City Hall Drive

126

ROUTE 3: SIGUEL-GENSANVILLE (Orange)

42 min (23.7 km)

Siguel National Highway - South Cotabato - Sarangani Road - Sarangani

Road/Makar - Labangal Road – P. Acharon Boulevard - Jorge Royecal

Boulevard –Bula-Amao Road-Phase 1 Gensanville Subdivision, General

Santos City

127

ROUTE 4: TAMBLER(FISHPORT)-J. CATOLICO (Orange)

47 mins(19.9km)

Santiago Boulevard –Pan-Philippine Hi-way/AH26 – Jose Catolico Sr.

Avenue – Santiago Boulevard - P. Acharon Boulevard (Roundabout) –

Pioneer Avenue – Pendatun Avenue – Pan-Philippine Hi-way/AH26 – South

Cotabato – Sarangani Road/Hadano Avenue/National Hi-way -Sarangani

Road/Makar-Siguel Road- Fishport (Restricted Usage Road S Cotabato) and

vice versa

128

ROUTE 5: AIRPORT-ARRADAZA (Orange)

42 mins(20.0 km)

Airport Compound- Phil-Am Avenue - Sarangani Road/Makar-Siguel Road -

Hadano Avenue/National Hi-way- EusebioBulaong Avenue - Pan-Philippine

Hi-way/AH26 - Arradaza Street and vice versa

129

ROUTE 6: AIRPORT CIRCUMFERENTIAL (Orange)

38 min (26 km)

Airport – Phil-Am Avenue – South Cotabato-Sarangani Road/ Makar-Siguel

Road- Sarangani Road/Hadano Avenue/National Hi-way - General Santos

City Circumferential Road

130

ROUTE 7: FATIMA(LABUS) –BULA (Orange)

31 min (12.0 km)

Fatima Centro Market - Phil-Am Avenue - South Cotabato - Sarangani

Road/Makar - Siguel Road- Labangal Road- Silway Bridge- P. Acharon

Boulevard- Jorge Royeca Boulevard (Police Station 6) and vice versa

131

ROUTE 8: FATIMA CENTRO – BULA (Orange)

31 min (12.0 km)

Fatima Centro Market - Phil-Am Avenue - South Cotabato - Sarangani

Road/Makar - Siguel Road- Labangal Road- Silway Bridge- P. Acharon

Boulevard- Jorge Royeca Boulevard (Police Station 6) and vice versa

132

ROUTE 9: FATIMA(11-C, 11-B & SUIZA) –BULA

(Orange)

31 min (12.0 km)

Fatima Centro Market - Phil-Am Avenue - South Cotabato - Sarangani

Road/Makar - Siguel Road- Labangal Road- Silway Bridge- P. Acharon

Boulevard- Jorge Royeca Boulevard (Police Station 6) and vice versa

133

ROUTE 10: MSU – CBD (Orange)

39 min (15.5 km)

MSU Main Campus – Phil-am Avenue – South Cotabato – Sarangani Road –

Pan-Philippine Highway - Pendatun Avenue-Pioneer Avenue - Magsaysay

Avenue –Bañas Street – Marang Street – Casquejo Street – Crisologo De

Juan Street - Santiago Boulevard – Pan-Philippine Highway - Santiago

Boulevard – Crisologo De Juan Street – Casquejo Street – Marang Street –

Bañas Street – Magsaysay Avenue – Pioneer Avenue – Roxas Avenue –

President Jose P. Laurel Avenue ( MSU High School Campus)

134

ROUTE 11: CAHILSOT-CASA LUISA (Orange)

42 mins(12.6 km)

Quilantang Street-J.P. Rizal Street-South Cotabato-Sarangani

Road/Makar-Siguel Road - Labangal Road – P. Acharon Boulevard - Pioneer

Avenue- Magsaysay Avenue - Santiago Boulevard –J. Catolico Sr. Avenue -

Pan-Philippine Hi-way - San Pedro Street – San Pablo Street -Tiongson

Extension - Calina Street - Arradaza Street - J.Catolico Street

135

ROUTE 12: PLACIDA- CASA LUISA (Orange)

32mins (9.3 km)

J. P. Rizal Street -South Cotabato –Sarangani Road/Makar - Siguel Road-

Labangal Road - P. Acharon Boulevard - Pioneer Avenue -Magsaysay

Avenue - Jose Catolico Sr. Avenue-Pan-Philippine Hi-way/AH26- Arradaza

Street- Casa Luisa

136

ROUTE 13: GREENVILLE-FERNANDEZ ST.(Orange)

38mins (11.3 km)

Greenville Subdivision - J. P. Rizal Street - South Cotabato - Sarangani

Road/Makar - Siguel Road – Labangal Road – Daproza Avenue/ Pres.

Sergio Osmeña Avenue – Pendatun Avenue –Roxas Avenue – Osmeña

Street - President Quirino Avenue – Magsaysay Avenue– Santiago

Boulevard – San Miguel Street -Jose Catolico Sr. Avenue – Pan-Philippine

Hi-way/AH26- Fernandez Street and vice versa

137

ROUTE 14: DONA SOLEDAD-NURSERY ROAD (Orange)

28mins (11.2km)

DoñaSoledad Subdivision, Phase 2 - Sarangani Road/Hadano

Avenue/National Hi-way –EusebioBulaong Avenue -Pres. Jose P. Laurel

Avenue -Pendatun Avenue - Pioneer Avenue - P.Acharon Boulevard -

Roundabout Santiago Boulevard – J. Catolico Sr. Avenue/Pan-Philippine

Hi-way/AH26 – Mariano Raymundo Street/Nursery Road and vice versa

138

ROUTE 15: GLAMANG – CBD (Orange)

30 mins(12.1km)

South Cotabato - Sarangani Road/Pan-Philippine Hi-way/AH26 and Pan-

Philippine Hi-way/AH26 –Santiago Boulevard – P. Acharon Boulevard-

Pioneer Avenue - Pendatun Avenue - Pan-Philippine Hi-way/AH26 and

Vice Versa

139

ROUTE 16: FVR-CABEL STREET (Orange)

41mins (14.0 km)

FVR Malagat Compound-Diamond Road- South Cotabato - Sarangani

Road/Makar - Siguel Road – Labangal Road – Silway Bridge – P. Acharon

Boulevard – Santiago Boulevard - San Miguel Street – Jose Catolico Sr.

Avenue/ Pan- Philippine Hi-way/AH26 – Cabel Street and Vice Versa

140

ROUTE 17: MARCOS- CBD (Orange)

34mins (12.1 km)

Rizal Avenue - Marcos Avenue- South Cotabato –Sarangani Road/ Pan –

Philippine Hwy/AH26- Pendatun Avenue –Pioneer Avenue - P. Acharon

Boulevard- Santiago Boulevard– Pan-Philippine Hi-way - Bo. Capt. Ricardo

Jimenez Street-KCC Compound- J. Catolico Avenue – National Highway

141

ROUTE 18: MABUHAY – TAMBLER (FISHPORT) (Green)

37 min (18.3 km)

South Cotabato/Sarangani Road - Pan - Philippine Hi-way - Leopoldo D.

Dacera Avenue (Mabuhay Road) - Barangay Mabuhay Centro

142

ROUTE 19: APARENTE STREET-HABITAT (MABUHAY) (Green)

41 min (13.2 km)

Roxas East Avenue – Pan – Philippine Hi-way/AH26 - Aparente Street –

Leopoldo D. Dacera Avenue – Mabuhay Road –Habitat - Philippine Hi-

way/AH26 - EusebioBulaong Avenue– J. P. Laurel Avenue – Pendatun

Avenue – Roxas Avenue and vice versa

143

ROUTE 20: APARENTE-LEON LLIDO - NLSA (Green)

37mins (11.8km)

Pres. Jose P. Laurel Avenue-Santiago Boulevard – Pan-Philippine hi-

way/AH26 – Tiongson Street –Leon Llido Street– Leopoldo D. Dacera -185

North L S A Road -Aparente Street - Pan-Philippine Hi-way - Pendatun

Avenue- J. P. Laurel Avenue and vice versa

144

ROUTE 21: TINAGACAN-PENDATUN AVE. (Red)

25mins (12.4km)

Pan-Philippine Hi-way/AH26 - Purok-3 Road - Jose Catolico Sr. Avenue -

Santiago Boulevard - roundabout P. Acharon Boulevard - Pioneer Avenue -

Pendatun Avenue and vice versa

145

ROUTE 22: BULAONG TERMINAL – ALABEL (Red)

32min(15.7km)

C.P Garcia Street, Alabel – Honorio C. Navarro Street – Sarangani-davao

Del Sur Coastal Road– Jose Catolico Sr. Avenue/ Pan-philippine Hi-

way/Ah26 - EusebioBulaong Avenue– Terminal Compound And Vice Versa